Man in China Had to be rescued after His Girlfriend Held onto Him by The TongueIt's

Breakups are painful, and for this man it's especially so.

Man in China had to be rescued after woman held onto him by the tongueIt's said he had asked to break up with her and she wanted a last kiss from himThe girlfriend apparently wouldn't stop biting until officers used weaponHer parents claimed she had suffered from mental health problems



A 23-year-old man in eastern China had to be rescued by police after his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend bit his tongue and refused to let go.

According to some onlookers, the bizarre incident happened when the man had asked to break up with the 26-year-old woman, and she wanted a last kiss.


Officers in Anhui Province had to use pepper spray on the woman to free the man, according to police.

The woman's parents explained to police that their daughter recently became 'mentally unstable' after being scammed while shopping online, and that could be the cause of her behaviour.

The parents said their daughter and the man had been in a relationship for several years. They didn't comment on whether or not they were breaking up.


The incident happened on the street of Qianshan in Anhui Province on May 20, which is an unofficial day of confession in China due to its numerical pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese.

Mobile phone footage has emerged online, which shows the couple appearing to be kissing outside the town's disease control and prevention centre.

The man can be heard crying and struggling to break free as his girlfriend bites on his tongue.

According to police, the man, surnamed Liu, was taken to the hospital. He didn't sustain major injuries.

His girlfriend, surnamed Zhou, was taken to her parents' house to be looked after.

Police officer Wu Changfeng and some  passers-by said the couple were talking over issues of a breakup.'

Officer Wu added that the woman's parents had claimed she had suffered from mental health problems in the past.