It is alleged that a man followed the teen into the hospital bathroom where he raped her. The Dept has launched an internal investigation into the matter.
Annipen claimed that hospital staff were apprehensive about reporting the matter as she is a psychiatric patient.
"The family insisted that a SAPS case be opened and a rape kit was also done. We are concerned about that because it takes between four – six weeks for the rape kit results to be issued. For a matter like this, it is serious and should be fast-tracked," he said.KZN Health Head of Department, Dr Sandile Tshabalala, confirmed that they were aware of the rape allegations.
“As a department, we are extremely concerned by these allegations and we can also confirm that this matter was reported to the SAPS on the same day that it allegedly occurred.Tshabalala said the family was issued with an Occurrence Book number which is the equivalent of an SAPS case number.“The female patient has been transferred to another health-care facility for ongoing medical care.
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