Inquest into Esidimeni tragedy begins
  • 3 years ago
The inquest into the deaths of 144 Life Esidimeni patients is expected to kick off today. It will decide whether anyone can be held criminally liable for the fatalities. The patients died when they were moved to non-compliant NGOs. Following the termination of a contract between the Gauteng health department and the Life Esidimeni group in 2015, the department moved the patients to non-governmental facilities. But, due to neglect, they died between March and December 2016. Some went missing when they were moved and have still not been found. For an update on the situation is the sister of one of the patients, and a member of the Life Esidimeni Family Committee, Christine Nxumalo. Courtesy #DStv403
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