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Maggots in Mouth - Probe Ordered Into 'Unacceptable' Ordeal

The discovery of maggots in the mouth of a patient at Durban's infamous RK Khan Hospital has been condemned by KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu who said an investigation into the matter has been launched.

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Screenshot: A Durban man cleans maggots out of his father's mouth after hospital staff refused to help.

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