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Jun 13, 2021

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The Man Who Was Found Dead In a Hospital Ceiling

No way a man with a broken leg could climb inside a hospital ceiling on his own.

Sandile Sibiya was admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital where he was found dead inside a ceiling after a few days. | Photo Credits: IOL

In 2019, a 53-year-old man named Sandile Sibiya from South Africa injured his right leg while building a house.

He immediately checked into a nearby hospital in the city of Durban. Sibiya stayed at the hospital for a few…

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