On May 10, 2019, Sandile Sibiya, a 53-year-old construction worker, was helping his neighbor with house repairs when a wall collapsed, breaking his right femur. Family members rushed him to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Durban, where he awaited transfer to Addington Hospital for specialist care. Before the transfer, Sandile disappeared, prompting a search that ended two weeks later when his decomposing body was found in the hospital ceiling. This bizarre case mirrors a 2017 incident in Stellenbosch Hospital, where Teteteke Gqotsi, a 61-year-old admitted for abdominal surgery, went missing and was found dead in a ceiling after two weeks. Both cases raise troubling questions about how immobile patients could end up in such inaccessible locations, with theories ranging from medication-induced crises to possible foul play. Despite investigations, little clarity has been provided, leaving families with unanswered questions and fueling speculation about hospital negligence and systemic issues like overcrowding and staff burnout.

Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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