Photos/video: Woman urinates in cup then drinks it as a protest about not being able to use the toilet

This is the bizarre moment a woman pulled down her knickers and took a pee in a cup on a shop counter - then DRANK it.

Reports said the incident happened in a FamilyMart - a popular Japanese corner shop chain - in the city of Kaohsiung, in South Taiwan, one evening.

Security cameras caught the unbelievable moment, which was said to be a mini protest after a staff member refused to let her use the shop's toilet.

The woman apparently entered the shop asking to use the loo, but she quickly lost her temper when 

the employee refused her request.

In the video that has now gone viral on social media platforms, the employee can be heard saying:

"If you want to use the toilet, I’ll show you the way. Don’t do anything stupid."But the woman, who it is believed suffers from mental illness, climbed onto the counter and began squatting down, saying: "I want to pee."

The shop employee, now shocked, can then be heard shouting: "What are you doing? Get down from there. Get down - I’ll take you to the toilet."

The woman placed the paper cup underneath her as she relieved herself on the counter, with the lone staff member reportedly calling police.

But the woman exhibited even more shocking behaviour when she picked up the paper cup and drank her own pee, only pulling her pants back up and leaving when she was done.

A puddle of urine can also be seen on the shop counter as the video ends.

Reports did not say whether the woman was arrested for her actions, but if found to be suffering from a mental disorder, it is unlikely she will be charged.

Watch video below..