The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old — the longest living human ever — has died in his village in Central Java, bbc.com reported.
According to his papers, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah Ghoto (grandpa Ghoto), was born in December 1870. But Indonesia only started recording births in 1900 — and there have been mistakes before. Yet officials told the that BBC his papers were valid, based on documents he provided and interviews with him.
He was taken to hospital on April 12 because of deteriorating health. Six days later he insisted on checking out to return home. “Since he came back from the hospital, he only ate spoonfuls of porridge and drank very little,” his grandson Suyanto told the BBC.A heavy smoker until the end, he outlived four wives, 10 siblings and all his children.
