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Mental health care expert, Professor Abel Pienaar, will on Tuesday morning return to the witness stand at the Pretoria High Court to continue testifying in the Life Esidimeni probe.

Images by Ground Up of the Life Esidimeni online memorial.

Two weeks ago, Pienaar testified about what he argued was the violation of the Nursing Act by NGOs that accommodated mental health patients. The health ombudsman revealed that the 144 patients died of hunger, dehydration, and neglect during and after they were moved from the Life Esidimeni facilities to ill-equipped and unregistered Non-Governmental Organisations in June 2016.

 

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