Barkeeper sent to prison for role in teen's death
Published Saturday July 4th, 2009
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BERLIN - A German court has sentenced a Berlin barkeeper to three years and five months in prison after he was convicted of bodily harm with fatal consequences for a drinking match that left his teenage opponent dead.
Aytac Guzelarslan apologized ahead of the trial Friday to the family of 16-year-old Lukas Wels who died after the barkeeper served him more than 45 shots of tequila while filling his own glass mostly with water.
A Berlin health official called the 2007 drinking death "a warning to society."
Government reports have shown a steady increase of teenage binge drinking over recent years, with more teenagers admitted to hospitals with alcohol poisoning.
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