Meet the youngest alcoholic

Anhui, China: Cheng Cheng, from the eastern province of Anhui in China, had wine as a baby to stop him crying - now his parents are trying to wean him on to milk.

A boy of two who downs bottles of beer is feared to be China’s youngest alcoholic.

Cheng Cheng had wine as a baby to stop him crying and now screams for booze.

His parents are trying to wean him on to milk to stop him being taken into care.

His aunt Cai Teng in the eastern province of Anhui said: “All of us in the family have already thought that this child can really drink a lot when he grows up.

"His eyes are always on the alcohol bottles. We can only try our best to store the bottles in a place which he cannot see them."

She added that during big festivals he would cry for alcohol when he saw relatives and friends drinking

Pediatricians in mainland China said that the body and organs in children at this age are not well-developed. A little bit of alcohol can easily harm their health.