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Want to be a hero of X-Men, teenagers inject mercury into the body

JAKARTA – 15 year old boy obsessed with fictional superhero character X-Men acts by injecting liquid mercury into his own body.

As reported by the Daily Daily Star, the teenager reportedly wanted to emulate the studio’s Marvel superhero character but the action caused his body to grow painful and incurable ulcers. READ ALSO – Scientists Ensure Investigating the Origins of COVID-19 Takes a Long Time

He also let a spider bite him to imitate the iconic hero character, Spider-Man. The teenager had to undergo surgery to remove the boil and have his skin grafted. – NCBI

The case was reported in a report by India’s National Center for Biotechnology Information. According to reports, the unidentified teenager’s injuries occurred after he injected liquid mercury into his body.

The teenager stated that he did so at least three times using mercury taken from a thermometer.

“The teenager also had a history of being bitten by a spider to imitate a fictional characteri Spider-Man. However, he has no other psychiatric problems other than having a normal intelligence or IQ,” the report said.

The doctor performed a toxicological examination to check the mercury levels in the teenager’s blood.

The teenager was lucky because the injections were done, not all in a major vein, but the boils that occurred in his body had to be cut and he also had to undergo skin graft surgery.

The teenager is also expected to make a full recovery.

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