1117 unidentified bodies in Gauteng mortuaries
29 September 2019
1117 out of 17940 bodies in Gauteng’s 10 forensic pathology mortuaries were unidentified in the last financial year which ran from April 2018 to March 2019.
This information has been revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
An additional 18 bodies were identified but not claimed by family.
This is a vast human tragedy that deserves higher attention.