Chinese passenger pricked by stray needle on flight gets depression, seeks compensation


A Chinese man who was pricked by a left-behind needle on a flight suffers depression and seeks compensation from the airline as a result. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu

BEIJING: A man in China who was pricked by a left-behind needle on a flight is demanding 130,000 yuan (US$18,000) in compensation for depression caused by his resultant fear of infections.

According to the mainland media outlet Jimu News, the man surnamed Fu was pricked by a syringe needle on a China Southern Airlines flight while retrieving his phone from the seat pocket.

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