Toronto nightclub may lose liquor licence after man, 19, found dead inside [Video]

A Toronto nightclub may see its liquor licence suspended after a 19-year-old man died while drinking at the establishment last May, according to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

The AGCO said Wednesday that on May 24, 2024, the man was with a group inside the VIP area, when they were served three large bottles of liquor.

After a few hours of drinking, the man was said to be “repeatedly stumbling, staggering, losing his balance, engaging in physical altercations with other patrons, and exhibiting visible signs of intoxication,” according to the AGCO.

The agency said that no employees of the bar stepped in, and that at 1 a.m. on May 25, the man went up a stairwell to an area of the bar that had been cordoned off. His body was found later that afternoon in the stairwell.

“A toxicology analysis confirmed a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal driving limit under …