The owner of a rehabilitation centre in Limpopo has been arrested after the death of a 29-year-old man, who endured severe beatings during the eight days he was at the facility before dying in hospital.
TimesLIVE reports that the centre owner (30) has been charged with murder.
The patient had been taken from his home in Ga-Sekgopo village on 2 July to the centre in the Modjadjiskloof area, where, according to police, he was assaulted and locked up in isolation. However, he struggled to walk and was unable to bathe – and then returned to his home on 10 July.
When his family saw the state he was in, they took him to Mankweng Hospital, where he was admitted in a critical condition. He died on 14 July.
A forensic post-mortem confirmed he had suffered severe injuries from his beatings.
Police investigations are continuing.
TimesLIVE article – Rehab centre manager arrested over fatal assault of patient (Restricted access)
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