Pepper spray, stun guns mooted for Eastern Cape hospital security after three attacks
12 November 2019
A third attack at an Eastern Cape health facility has the Department of Health considering arming security guards with pepper spray and stun guns, a provincial department spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"This is one of the measures being explored, as health facilities are under siege from criminals who have been targeting hospitals and clinics recently," said Sizwe Kupelo.
On Sunday, a man barged into All Saints Hospital in Ngcobo and killed a man, who was already being treated for stab wounds, by stabbing him again.