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Elderly Cambridge man accidentally locks himself in wardrobe for four days

Bethany Rolston
Bethany Rolston
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17 Mar, 2019 10:37 PMQuick Read

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Police were sent to the property after neighbours reported the sound of thumping coming from the house. Photo / File

Police were sent to the property after neighbours reported the sound of thumping coming from the house. Photo / File

An 82-year-old Cambridge man is lucky to be alive after accidentally locking himself in a wardrobe for four and a half days.

The man was found by police on Tuesday last week.

He had woken on Thursday night the week before to use the toilet and had become disorientated, locking himself in the wardrobe.

Police received a call from the man's neighbours on Tuesday, concerned about loud banging coming from the house.

Police entered the house and the man was taken to Waikato Hospital.

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