Phoenix hospital confirms identity of man's body found in ceiling
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Durban says the body that was found in the ceiling was of one of its patients, who had a mental illness.
Acting Board Chairperson, Ela Gandhi says the man had been reported missing - a few days before his decomposed body was discovered in the ceiling of the Trauma Unit on Friday.
Gandhi says the patient had come to the hospital with a fracture and was sent to the X-ray department.
"When he hadn't returned - they notified the family and the police. A missing person's docket was opened. This was until there was a terrible stench and people were wondering where the stench was coming from. They found blood stains and found that there must be something in the ceiling," Gandhi said.
Gandhi says a post-mortem has since been conducted - and they've been in contact with his family.
"We found that the DNA matched the person that had come in with a fracture. Whether he climbed there or someone put him there - we don't know."
