LUNATIC’S “RICHES”

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1943, Page 2

LUNATIC’S “RICHES”

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KEPT IN HISi STOMACH. SYDNEY, April 6. When doctors operated on a 42-years-old man at Sydney Hospital, they found in his stomach six two shilling pieces, ten pennies, four keys, two suitcase latches, two cuphooks, piece of glass, and a doorknob. A padlock. the[ kev of which has been recovered, has_ still to be removed. The man" was a voluntary patient at a private mental hospital. . It is believed the articles were

swallowed over a period of weeks. The amazing find was made when the doctors became suspicious, after the man had passed the remark “You can’t hurt me. I’m rich inside.’’ IV£pdical men say thev haff not known of such a collection in a human stomach. Although the patient’s condition is serious, he is expected to live.