Police investigating criminal cases including death at KZN bootcamp
An inquest docket was opened following the death of 23-year-old Mduduzi Luthuli in January.
KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating five criminal cases connected to a disciplinarian bootcamp in Richmond, South Africa. This includes the deaths of two young men at the facility. The inquest docket was opened after the death of 23-year-old Mduduzi Luthuli in January last year. Six months later, 25-year-old Unathi Mkhasibe died at the same camp in July.
Two suspects were initially arrested in connection with Mkhasibe's death but were later released pending the results of postmortem examinations. Police are also probing a separate assault case and a rape and defamation of character allegation brought forth by a young woman who managed to escape from the camp.
Robert Netshiunda, a spokesperson for the provincial police, stated, "As police delve deeper into the camp to discern the underlying issues, it is clear that there are numerous instances of assault, deaths within its walls, and a rape case. This situation should be a cause for concern, and therefore, as officers, we will thoroughly investigate the camp. It won't serve any purpose to start singling out individuals while the camp remains operational."
In addition to these investigations, the KZN Department of Social Development is probing the legality of the controversial facility and whether it adheres to prescribed standards.
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