Patient allegedly raped at Bheki Mlangeni Hospital
Reports have emerged of another rape at Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital in Soweto.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) spokesperson on health Jack Bloom said on Monday morning that a man was allegedly raped by a psychiatric patient at the hospital in Jabulani on Saturday.
This follows similar incidents at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, Tara Mental Hospital and the Stanza Bopape Clinic in Tshwane.
Bloom says the male patient was then taken to the Nthabiseng rape centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
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“There is a concern amongst staff that the hospital management will cover up this incident, which follows the alleged murder by a psychiatric patient of another patient at the hospital in May this year.”
According to Bloom, this is the 11th” violent incident at Bheki Mlangeni since the start of the year.
Bloom says the time has now come for the Health Department to fire hospital CEO Ruth Mabyana.
“In my view, Mabyana is the worst hospital CEO in Gauteng and should have been removed long ago after scandals that include a string of violent assaults on patients and staff as well as a jobs-for-sale racket.
“It is not forgivable that yet another assault has occurred on a patient at this hospital. Effective steps should have been taken to ensure that mental health patients are only admitted to a dedicated high security ward.”
Spokesperson for the Gauteng Health Department Kwara Kekana says they are awaiting details of the alleged incident from the hospital.
