20LT for an eye

Siauliai Tuberculosis and Lung Decease Hospital last Sunday was not as peaceful as usual. A patient put out a ward mate's eye with a knife - LNK news announced on Monday.

During an argument between a 42 year-old clinic patient and his 58 year-old ward mate the former threw a kitchen knife at the man. The knife sank into the latter's right eye. LNK claims that, according to unofficial information, the disagreement sparked off by the fact that the victim borrowed 20 Litas to go home and returned drunk and with no money to give back.

The injured man was examined by doctors and taken to Kaunas University Hospital. It is still to be determined whether he will get the sight back. Meanwhile the younger patient was taken to the police station and his sobriety was checked. Once it was confirmed that the suspect is sober, he was brought back to the tuberculosis hospital. Later he will be officially questioned.

The hospital leadership cannot believe the incident. They claim that the patient has been disgruntled because of the illness, but not aggressive. "He is very worried. He cannot understand how it all happened" the hospital's director Vita Globyte told LNK news.