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A bartender in central Alberta was charged with manslaughter today after one of his customers drank herself to death last fall.

The bartender and his boss at Skip Sports Bar in Calmar – 50 km southwest of Edmonton – have also been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the case of Tammy Kobylka.

Kobylka, 22, died last October of what the coroner termed "acute ethanol toxicity."

Alberta Justice spokesman David Dear said such charges are rare, but "the courts have made it plain that bar owners and staff can be liable for the consumption of patrons."

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A British hotel guest died from acute alcohol poisoning after being served up to 10 shots of spirits in a pint glass for his birthday at Hayes Hotel, a Thurles court heard today.

The Irish Times reports, that Paddy McCarthy SC, for the State told a jury at Nenagh Circuit Court the pair were accused of gross negligence that caused the death of Mr Parish.

"The final drink served by the barman and okayed by the manager was eight to 10 spirits in a pint glass,” he said.

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Aaron Douglas didn’t have the controlled substance that would ultimately cause his death when he called for a taxi cab late May 11, according to police..

En route to the house where his body would eventually be discovered hours later, the former Maryville High School and University of Tennessee football standout bought two Methadone pills from his driver, 50-year-old Rodney Young Odum, who had a reputation as a “mobile drug dealer,” according to police.

Odum was arrested late Monday and charged with manslaughter and sale/delivery of a controlled substance, Fernandina Beach (Fla.) Police Chief James T. Hurley announced Tuesday. Odum is currently being held on $50,000 bond at the Nassau County Jail.

“The combined opinions of police detectives, the State Attorney’s Office, and the Douglas family were considered in determining that Manslaughter was the most appropriate charge in this case,” Hurley wrote. “The victim clearly shares some responsibility for the reckless behavior that took his life. However, Mr. Odum reportedly had a reputation as a mobile drug dealer, making it very easy for the victim to locate and ingest the drugs that killed him.”