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Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly

2015-09-30 11:42:45

Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly half a century in a Turkish ward stayed there ‘because he had nowhere else to go’

Source: www.theguardian.com

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