Johannesburg - A man had to
carry his elderly relative's body down four flights of stairs in an
Mpumalanga hospital because the lifts were broken, Beeld reported on Tuesday.
"There
was no one to remove his body and the lifts did not work. Even the
matron could not make a plan. The undertaker was waiting for us
downstairs so I carried his body down by myself," Glen Laubscher told
the Afrikaans daily.
Joe Jacobson, 86, died in Rob Ferreria hospital on Saturday around 09:30 after a stroke.
Health department spokesperson Dumisane Malamule told Beeld it would investigate the matter.
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