Slow progress by police in Esidimeni deaths
25 May 2017
Gauteng police cannot give a date when investigations will be finalised concerning the deaths of more than 100 mental health patients transferred last year from Esidimeni to unsuitable NGOs.
According to a written reply by Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature, police are conducting 22 inquests but have been delayed by difficulties in identifying bodies.
The inquests have been lodged at the following police stations, which are all in Tshwane, related to where the deaths occurred:
Atteridgeville - 5 cases