Stolen kiss leads to hospitalization

Stolen kiss leads to hospitalization

ORMOC CITY, Philippines (AFP): Stolen kisses may be dangerous to your health a 33-year-old Filipino man found out when he was nearly beaten to death, police said yesterday.

A 33-year old man, a native of the central Visayan island of Cebu, remained hospitalized for contusions he suffered after being beaten with a wooden club by a 17-year-old village lass, whom he kissed on the lips after sneaking into her room Wednesday, senior police inspector Roel Acidre said.

Neighbors roused by the commotion rushed to the girl's house where she was close to beating the intruder to death, police said.

However, the man told police he would not press charges and apologized to the girl for the stolen kiss.