Cao Gongzhen lost his son's drunken footsteps, and his mother sued the Gaoshi government for negligence in management, and lost the lawsuit against the state for compensation of 3.81 million.

(Photo by reporter Huang Liangjie)

[Reporter Huang Liangjie/Kaohsiung Report] A Kaohsiung man surnamed Yan slipped and fell to Cao Gongzhen due to drinking, suspected of vomiting, and finally became a cold corpse. Yan's mother was sad and angrily sued the Kaohsiung City Government for compensation, claiming more than 3.81 million yuan, Kaohsiung District Court At the end of the trial, it was considered that the city government had set up protective facilities such as hedges and guardrails, and there was no lack of management. It was judged that the deceased deliberately crossed the hedge after drinking, and accidentally fell into the water while vomiting next to the water. lose the case.

The verdict pointed out that in November 2020, Cao Gongzhen found the floating body of the man, and Yan Nan still had a bag of crispy salted chicken in his hand. After checking the intersection monitor, it was judged that after Yan Nan walked to the side of Cao Gongzhen after drinking, he slipped into the water town due to vomiting, etc., and drowned. Died. After autopsy, it was found that the blood alcohol concentration was as high as 341mg/dL, and a large amount of food was choked in the trachea and bronchi. The cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation due to acute alcohol poisoning.

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However, Yan’s mother questioned that there were no guardrails or hedges on the Caogongzhen trail, and the protection and lighting facilities were insufficient, which caused her son to fall into the water at the edge of the town. She accused the city government of negligent management of Caogong town, and filed a national compensation request, asking the city government to pay 165,650 funeral expenses. RMB 1,648,110 for child support, and 2 million spiritual comfort funds, totaling RMB 3,813,760.

The Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau argued that there were street lights beside Cao Gongzhen, and a 1.5-meter-wide hedge was set up between the sidewalk and the fence to prevent pedestrians from getting close to the fence. However, the cause of death should have nothing to do with Cao Gongzhen's management.

Yan’s mother presented photos of the scene in court, claiming that the city government installed street lights after her son drowned. The judge inspected the photos and found that they were not the scene of the incident. Before the man fell into the water, street lights had been set up at the place where the Caogongzhen case occurred. He believed that there was nothing missing in the management of the Caogongzhen trail by the city government, and sentenced Yan's mother to lose the lawsuit.