Mens company dinner suspected to be drunk to death

[P] . The man participated in a company group building dinner and was suspected to have died due to being persuaded by the company owner to drink. Recently, relatives of the deceased Xiao Zhang reported that the company owner had offered a reward of 10000 yuan at the table and suggested that colleagues present share a drink with Xiao Zhang. Eventually, Xiao Zhang drank excessively, resulting in his death. A person who participated in the dinner confirmed this to the Aoyi News reporter, and said that at that time, the level of wine making reached "two jin of 52 degree Baijiu in ten minutes". At present, the Shenzhen police have intervened in this matter.

Employees die from excessive drinking during meals

According to Mr. Zhang, the brother of the deceased, Xiao Zhang worked at Shenzhen Buried Pile Culture Co., Ltd. On the evening of July 15th, the company organized employees to have a group building dinner at a restaurant in Longhua District. During the dinner party, Xiao Zhang fell to the ground and fell unconscious after excessive drinking. He was then taken to the nearby Shenzhen Junlong Hospital by ambulance 120, and the hospital immediately issued a notice of serious illness (critical or death).

The relevant notice shows that Xiao Zhang was initially diagnosed with "extremely severe alcoholism, inhalation pneumonia, suffocation, respiratory and cardiac arrest."

The hospital issued a notice of serious illness (critical illness, death)

After wandering through multiple hospitals, on August 3rd, Xiao Zhang died after ineffective rescue. A notice of appraisal opinion issued by the Longhua Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau shows that the appraisal opinion of Xiao Zhang's cause of death is "in line with acute alcoholism combined with gastric reflux and accidental inhalation of respiratory tract with secondary multiple organ infection leading to systemic multiple organ failure and death".

Mr. Zhang said that after the incident, a colleague of his younger brother called his family and said, "My sister arrived at the scene that night and saw him in the ICU for rescue." He said that after the incident, he had learned about the incident with his younger brother colleagues who participated in the dinner party. "My younger brother actually has a moderate alcohol tolerance at home, but he was persuaded to drink even though he had already drunk."

Mr. Zhang told the Aoyi News reporter that he had visited the hotel involved in the incident to retrieve surveillance, but his private room was not monitored. He learned from multiple colleagues who participated in the dinner that the main person who persuaded his younger brother to drink at that time was company owner Yang Moumou. "He said he would give 20000 yuan to everyone to compete with him, and if they win, they will receive this money. A reporter from Aoyi News contacted a colleague of Xiao Zhang, who said he was also at the dinner party that night. "At that time, Xiao Zhang came back from the boss's table with a toast, and the boss publicly offered to give Xiao Zhang 5000 yuan to drink, but no one responded. Later, he said 10000 yuan. At this time, Xiao Zhang asked what to do if he won the drink, and the boss said he would give him 20000 yuan if he won. If he lost the drink, he would ask him to pay another 10000 yuan to invite the entire company to have afternoon tea," said the colleague, Afterwards, the company boss selected several colleagues to compete with Xiao Zhang for a drink.

Another colleague of Xiao Zhang said to his family that the driver of his boss, Yang Moumou, was among the people who made the wine. "They drank one cup after another, and nearly 2 jin of Baijiu was drunk in about ten minutes."

Multi person cocktail at the liquor store

The chat records provided by Xiao Zhang's family show that on the night of the incident, many colleagues within the company were discussing the matter. Some colleagues who participated in the wine tasting also sent screenshots of the 2222 yuan transfer records in the company's WeChat group, and expressed gratitude to the company owner, Yang.

Some colleagues who participated in the wine tasting also sent screenshots of the 2222 yuan transfer record in the company's WeChat group

Mr. Zhang said that, in fact, he had seen many chat records of his younger brother's colleagues. At about 8:39 that night, one of his colleagues was discussing the issue of the boss's bonus for drinking. At 8:49 that night, one of his colleagues had shown the screenshot of the transfer received from the boss. "That is about 10 minutes during this period, my younger brother drank a lot of Baijiu during this 10 minute period."

Colleagues discuss the boss's bonus for wine sharing

The company involved announced its dissolution on WeChat group

According to a search by Aoyi News reporter, Shenzhen Buried Pile Culture Co., Ltd., where Xiao Zhang works, was registered in 2022 and is located in Gongle Community, Xixiang Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. It is an enterprise mainly engaged in the cultural and artistic industry.

The relevant chat screenshot provided by Mr. Zhang shows that on the second day after the incident, a person in charge of the company once sent a message in a WeChat group of 37 people, stating, "Due to some uncontrollable factors caused by yesterday's dinner event, the company officially disbanded today. Currently, the company is actively dealing with the unexpected event that occurred yesterday.

On the second day of the incident, a person in charge of the company sent a message

[P] on a WeChat group of 37 people. Regarding the dissolution of the company, the colleague of Xiao Zhang mentioned above also confirmed that the company did indeed announce its dissolution the next day, and subsequently received relevant salaries. A colleague once stated that Xiao Zhang has a good personality and excellent work ability. When he sees a colleague encounter difficulties, he actively shares his experience. "Customers and colleagues who have dealt with him highly recognize him. Regarding this matter, a reporter from Aoyi News attempted to contact the relevant person in charge of the company, but the phone was unable to be reached. At present, the Shenzhen police have intervened in this matter.

Lawyer's Opinion

Regarding this matter, Lawyer Mao Peng from Guangdong Shengdian Law Firm believes that the deceased died due to drinking too much during a group building dinner. To determine whether the deceased's boss would have committed a criminal offense, the key is to evaluate based on the objective situation at the time. If the employee is forced to drink alcohol by using their boss's identity, they cannot refuse, ultimately leading to the death of the employee due to drinking alcohol, which may constitute the crime of negligent death; But if the ultimate damage occurs, although it is related to the boss and although the boss has certain faults, the deceased also has some faults (such as not actively refusing or feeling unwell and not actively stopping), in the case of mixed faults, the public security organs may not necessarily file a criminal case.

Lawyer Mao Peng stated that even if this case does not ultimately constitute a criminal case, it is not ruled out that the family members of the deceased may file civil claims against the boss and colleagues who participated in the on-site drinking. The standard and requirements for determining the liability of civil claims are lower than those of criminal cases. Even if the deceased's boss and those who participated in the on-site drinking in this case do not constitute criminal liability, it does not mean that they can be fully exempted from liability in the field of civil claims.

Interviewer: Yu Yue, a journalist from Aoyi News

Source: Mr. Zhang