POLICE FIND BOY FOAMING AT MOUTH 30 MINUTES FROM DEATH

POLICE FIND BOY FOAMING AT MOUTH 30 MINUTES FROM DEATH



A 17-year-old boy was left foaming at the mouth and only 30 minutes from death after having his drink allegedly spiked before being abandoned in a wheelie bin.

Chris Gorman, of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, was left in the bin after passing out at a party and was saved by police on patrol who called an ambulance.

The teenager began to feel unwell after drinking vodka on Friday night - and became unable to walk before being left in the bin by others at the party.



Chris, who wants to study manufacturing and welding at college, told Daily Record reporter Sally Hind: 'The only thing I remember is waking up in the hospital.

'I feel terrible. I can't drink water and eat properly. But I've had messages from people all over the place, not just friends, asking if I'm OK.'



His older brother Darren, 26, added: 'The police just came across him. At first they thought it was drink but then he started foaming at the mouth.

'He was in a really bad state. The doctors said half an hour longer and he wouldn't have been here.'



Chris was taken to Monklands Hospital in Airdrie after being found by officers in the early hours of Saturday and he was kept in there until 7pm that day.

The boy's plight first came to light when Darren, a pizza delivery manager, posted shocking photographs on Facebook of Chris in the bin and later in hospital.

He wrote: 'Got a phone call in the early hours of the morning this morning as my 17-year-old brother Chris Gorman had been left in a wheelie bin in the middle of Cumbernauld by his 'friends'.

'He had his drink spiked and when we arrived the ambulance was already with him and his eyes were rolling while he's foaming from the mouth.

'Scary reality to be told that if he had been left half a hour longer chances are he wouldn't be here now. I apologise for the pictures but if this raises a little awareness and stops someone else ending up in the same state it's worth it.

'He's had a harsh lesson as to who his real friends are and those who would rather get a laugh out of the situation and spread the image of him in a wheelie bin through group chats.'