SYDNEY-BASED pharmacist, Hans Morkos, who unwittingly drank liquid methylamphetamine disguised as wine (PD 18 Feb), remains in a serious condition after emerging out of a coma, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The 43-year-old pharmacy owner was placed into a coma upon being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on 31 Jan, after being found on the floor in his HealthSave Pharmacy in Annandale by a female employee.
Having initially opened an investigation into the incident, an NSW Police source told the Daily Telegraph, that the case was closed, ruling that "misadventure" caused Morkos to have a "medical episode" when he drank the dangerous substance, taken from a parcel that had been left at the store's collection point.
"We've closed the case, it's a case of misadventure, the man in question drank meth oil believing it was wine," the source said.
"The family are very upset by what has happened, understandably.
"The parcel wasn't meant for him, the drug was an import from abroad and was meth oil."
Morkos's pharmacy has been closed since the incident and placed in administration as the result of a court order due to his medical condition, and not because of any business performance issues.
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