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Man swallows knife to avoid arrest

Doctors say a man who swallowed a three-inch knife to avoid charges of possessing a weapon is lucky to be alive.

Mao Kyan, from Chendu in China, ended up having the weapon stuck in his throat for eight months.

The 36-year-old swallowed the knife as police raided his flat searching for drugs.

He had not wanted to be charged with possessing a weapon as well as possession of drugs, Russian news website Pravda.ru reports.
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what an idiot i would have gotten it checked out as soon as the police took off...

A 3 inch knife is grounds for a weapons charge? And I thought the US was getting strict...

maybe he was hoping it would come out the other end, but yes, her should have gotting it check out when they left.

Stupid is as stupid does

Painful but kind of serves him right.

Reminds me of the glass-blower who inhaled by mistake and got a pane in the stomach.

Ugh how did he stand it... If he had time to swallow it he had time to ditch it.