Warm-hearted meals kill starving vagrant

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-03 07:46

A starving homeless man ate himself to death after finally coming across some food in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Nov 21.

The man collapsed and died after gorging himself on meals supplied by generous community members around 5.30 pm.

Earlier that day he had been found unconscious on a street in Yuhuatai district after going days without eating.

He was rushed to hospital by ambulance and released after a thorough health check.

Upon his return to the streets, concerned residents supplied the vagabond, still barely able to walk, with some much-needed sustenance.

But after devouring several different dishes, he fell down and never got up again.