Sane man lives in mental hospital for 80 years

A sane Romanian man has lived in a mental hospital for 80 years after being admitted as a child when he was abandoned by his mother.

A sane Romanian man has lived in a mental hospital for 80 years.

Ilie Ciurcov, 87, was discovered living at the facility in Romania rent-free during a routine audit of mental hospitals which was carried out in order to find ways to cut costs.

He joked: ''I always meant to leave but it was so comfortable here I just kept quiet.''

He was admitted to a ward in the hospital as a child after being abandoned by his mother.