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‘No visible wounds’: 21 people found dead in South Africa bar
Police launch an investigation into the death of 22 young patrons found at a popular township bar close to East London city
Forensic personnel load bodies of the victims found inside the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park [Reuters]
At least 21 young people were found dead at a nightclub under mysterious circumstances in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London.
Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said on Sunday police were alerted by members of the public to the incident at Scenery Park.
“The circumstances under which they died are under investigation,” Kinana said, adding it was too early to determine the cause of death of the young adults aged between 18 and 20 years
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‘No visible wounds’: 21 people found dead in South Africa bar
Police launch an investigation into the death of 22 young patrons found at a popular township bar close to East London city.
Forensic personnel load bodies of the victims found inside the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park [Reuters]
Published On 26 Jun 2022
26 Jun 2022
At least 21 young people were found dead at a nightclub under mysterious circumstances in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London.
Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said on Sunday police were alerted by members of the public to the incident at Scenery Park.
“The circumstances under which they died are under investigation,” Kinana said, adding it was too early to determine the cause of death of the young adults aged between 18 and 20 years
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The bodies will be transported to state mortuaries where relatives are expected to help identify the victims, said Siyanda Manana, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial health department.
“We are going to immediately be embarking on autopsies so we can know the probable cause of death,” he said. “We are talking 22 bodies right now.”
National Police Minister Bheki Cele broke down in tears after emerging from a morgue where the bodies were being stored.