Belgian man whose body produces alcohol cleared of drunk-driving

Evening Standard 2024-04-23

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A Belgian man with a condition that causes his body to naturally produce alcohol has been cleared of drunk-driving.Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is an extremely rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol due to high levels of ethanol in the blood.The man, whose identity was not given, also works at a brewery.Three doctors who examined the man confirmed that he had ABS.The Bruges police court acquitted the man on Monday.

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