Where man who spent 13 years ‘locked in his own body’ is now more than decade later

Martin Pistorius, from Johannesburg, South Africa, came home from school in 1988 and told his mum that he had a sore throat ...

What happened to the ‘ghost boy’ who spent more than a decade locked inside his own body

South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood ...

'I was locked in a coma for 10 years but heard my own mum say four horrifying words to me'

Martin Pistorius was diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis of the brain, which left him in a vegetative ...
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'I heard mom say three words to me while I was in a vegetative state - it was heartbreaking'

Martin Pistorius was a healthy 12-year-old when he fell seriously ill and slipped into a vegetative state ...

'I was trapped in my body for years and heard mum say three devastating words'

Martin Pistorius was left in a vegetative state after falling seriously ill aged 12, but regained consciousness years later ...

'I was trapped in my own body for 10 years and heard my mum say three heartbreaking words'

Martin Pistorius was 12 when he fell seriously ill and was left unable to speak or move, but he could hear everything around ...