Intoxicated woman fell into a ventilation shaft

China: A woman on the way to go to the toilet fell into a ventilation shaft, sustaining a brain injury. She is suing the real estate management company for compensation

The woman needed to use the restroom as she was in a taxi returning from a party. Since there were no public facilities in the vicinity, she instead found a covered area with a flowerbed not realizing there was a deep ventilation shaft for a commercial building. She fell to the basement through the three-meter-deep vent and hit the ground with her head.

The 33-year-old woman is seeking CNY70,000 (USD9,629) compensation for her brain injury. She is asking for compensation for mental anguish and disability compensation.

Source: Shanghai Daily, 16 January 2008
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