A man died from lidocaine poisoning in Mozyr.

Photo by the State Forensic Expertise Department for the Gomel Region, October 16, Gomel. A man in Mozyr was poisoned by lidocaine, Anna Kodolova, official spokesperson for the State Forensic Expertise Department for the Gomel Region, told BelTA.

An ambulance received a call about a man lying unconscious on the ground in the district center. An ambulance crew immediately dispatched to the address, but it was too late. Medics pronounced the man dead . Specialists from the Mozyr Interdistrict Forensic Expertise Department concluded that the cause of death was acute oral poisoning with a local anesthetic, lidocaine. Empty

A bottle of the drug was found near the body.

An investigation revealed that the deceased had been abusing ALCOHOL. "On the day of his death, he was also in a state of" Shortly before the tragedy, he offered a friend a bottle of lidocaine solution for oral irrigation. After being refused, he consumed the liquid himself. He soon felt ill, lost consciousness, and died," the official representative said.