Ongoing toxicity studies to determine if 21 teens were offered poisoned drinks
South African authorities say 21 underage teenagers are on school exams After being reportedly celebrating the end, he died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub seeking an answer on Monday. Early on Sunday morning, many bodies of the victims, only 13 of the youngest, were found by police lying on the table, collapsed into chairs and spread to the club floor.
Police spokeswoman Colonel Aslenda Mace is investigating the dead at the Enobeni tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, and the cause of the death is still pending. He said it was not specified. ..
However, police minister Bheki Cele said forensic samples taken from the victims were being sent to the Toxicology Institute in Cape Town, and police said the victims ingested poison or toxins. I showed that I was investigating. Toxicity testing can be "significantly time consuming," Sele said.
State safety official Unati Binkose told the Daily Maverick that the victims may have ingested toxic substances through the alcohol they were drinking or the water gisel pipes smoked at the party. Said. Initial reports speculated that the teenager may have died of stampede due to overcrowding at the party, but authorities showed no visible signs of injury to the body. ..
Parents were asked to come to the morgue to identify their child.
Police went to a nightclub around 4 am on Sunday after being informed that there was a "lifeless corpse" Said he was called. The officer who answered the call entered in a tough situation: 17 teenagers were found dead on the spot. Two more died in a local clinic, one on the way to the hospital and the other in the hospital. Police said their age was between 13 and 17.
Teens were reportedly celebrating the end of the mid-year exam, the birthday of a local DJ, and the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa. This was announced at the beginning of the week.
If you look at their faces, you can see that they are dealing with children, children, children
Bekitelle Police Minister
Sele Police Minister Visited on Sunday at the night club and funeral hall, when he spoke to a reporter outside the funeral hall, he held back tears.
"The scene I saw here doesn't matter what kind of heart you have," Sele said. "First, the sight of those bodies sleeping there. But if you look at their faces, you can see that you are dealing with children, children, children."
"They say they are young." I've heard stories about them, but when I see them, I realize it's a disaster. Those 21. Too many. "
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Germany for the G7 Summit In a statement, he expressed his condolences to the victims' families, saying, "Why such young people gathered at the venue, on the surface, people under the age of 18 should be off limits.
It is illegal for people under the age of 18 to consume alcohol in South Africa, and residents and community leaders are calling for the closure of night clubs. Tragedy is often criticized for not following the liquor law, adding new scrutiny to many bars and nightclubs operating in poorer parts of South Africa.
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