The 'oldest man ever' dies aged '125 years'

A FARMER some believed to be the oldest person on the planet has died at the claimed age of 125 years.

- BY ELIZABETA RANXBURGAJ

Marcelino Abad Tolentino, known as Mashico, lived his whole life in a remote Peruvian village.

He was discovered by the government's Pension 65 programme during the Covid-19 pandemic, when he was issued his first ever identity document alongside a state pension.

Mashico passed away in his sleep at a care home on Monday, just five days before what he said was his 126th birthday.