Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa
Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.
BBC News reports that some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.
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