The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Disabilities, Ms Nonhlanhla Ncube-Ndaba released a statement on Wednesday calling upon the police to accelerate the investigation into the deaths of the 21 Enyobeni tavern tragedy victims for the sake of the affected parents.
Following the announcement by the Eastern Cape Department of Health regarding the discovery of methanol and carbon monoxide in the victims’ bloodstreams, further conclusive blood results are still being waited for to see if there had been a toxic level of methanol ingested. The blood was tested for alcohol and carbon monoxide poisoning, but the levels were not high enough to cause death.
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The committee is calling on the police to accelerate the investigations into the deaths of the 21 youngsters, as the parents keenly await news of a definitive cause of the deaths of their children to bring some level of closure.
“Acceleration of the investigations and the disclosure of the real cause of the deaths of the 21 children in Enyobeni tavern will certainly translate into healing for the parents and relatives of the 21 children,”said Ncube-Ndaba.
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