A mob killed a man in an ambulance and attacked Gauteng Emergency Medical Services paramedics in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, on Monday evening.
Gauteng EMS paramedics were attacked in Atteridgeville on Monday.
The Gauteng health department says paramedics treated a man in a critical condition at the scenes but were blocked from leaving the area.A mob killed a man in an ambulance and attacked Gauteng Emergency Medical Services paramedics in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, on Monday evening. The health department said he was in critical condition and lying on the ground when the EMS arrived.
They demanded justice on the spot and attacked the man while he lay on the stretcher, as well as the paramedics. The department said the paramedics were treated at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital and would receive counselling.She urged residents not to resort to mob justice and cautioned against attacks on EMS paramedics. This is unacceptable. We cannot allow society to degenerate like this. Mob justice or taking the law into our own hands cannot be the answer to addressing some of the socioeconomic issues affecting communities. There has to be a better way.
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