patient has had to be cut free from his hospital bed in China and forcibly removed by police after chaining himself down and refusing to leave. A court in Beijing ordered that the man, aged 55 and only known by his surname Chen, had to be removed from the hospital after living there for more than three years.
But when police turned up to at the hospital yesterday afternoon, they discovered that he had chained himself to the bed railings.
Officers were then forced to cut the locks and remove a visibly distressed Mr Chen, who was still dressed in his hospital-issue pyjamas, and struggling with police. Mr Chen was first admitted to the Beijing Jingmei Group Hospital in August 2011 to receive treatment for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident.
After being treated, he went home after a month but two months later returned complaining of pains in his left leg. Again doctors treated him after he was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and three months later said he was ready to go home.
He even missed his son’s wedding, as he didn’t want to leave the hospital.
Numerous tests had been carried, which clearly showed that Chen was healthy. However, he disputed the reports, insisting that he was ill.