South Africa: 'Assaulted' Patient Actually Died From Meningitis - Health Dept

An Mpumalanga patient, who was thought to have been fatally assaulted by fellow mentally ill patients, actually died from meningitis, provincial health department authorities reported on Wednesday.

According to department spokesperson Dumisani Malamule, the patient died in the KwaMhlanga Hospital on Monday.

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