Parents of student who died of alcohol poisoning sue Halifax university
HALIFAX — The parents of a young Chinese woman who died of alcohol poisoning after a night of drinking inside a Dalhousie University residence are suing the school for alleged negligence.
In a statement of claim filed late last week, parents Peter Shang and Weihong Bai of China say they are also suing four other students and Halifax-based McKesson Canada Corp., the company that operates the province’s medical help phone line, otherwise known as 811.
In a civil action filed Nov. 10 with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, it is alleged that on the night of Nov. 12, 2015, 19-year-old Melody Shang drank vodka, became “visibly” intoxicated while she was in a Dalhousie-owned residence in Halifax known as LeMarchant Place.
“After she consumed the vodka, the roommates moved Melody to the apartment’s bathroom, and left her lying on the bathroom floor for approximately two hours, during which time she vomited and fell unconscious,” the lawsuit says.