Mahlangu regrets deaths of 144 mentally-ill patients, says 'unfortunate, deeply regrettable' - SABC News

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Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says the deaths of the 144 mentally-ill patients after being moved from Life Esidimeni facilities to ill-equipped NGOs are unfortunate and deeply regrettable. LifeEsidimeni

being heard in the Pretoria High Court. She says the loss of lives is one of the most painful incidents in the history of health care in South Africa. She hopes her testimony before the inquest will help families find closure.

The inquest aims to determine if anyone can be held criminally liable for the deaths of the patients during the June 2016 relocation.Mahlangu says she broke down and cried when then Premier David Makhura announced he was appointing her as Health MEC in 2014. She says she was aware that she was, in her own words, going into a lion’s den.

 

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