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Shooting at Wits protest: Doctor fought to revive patient he had just seen

The doctor that treated the man minutes before he was killed during a student protest in Braamfontein has detailed the very last moment of a patient he had just released to go home and rest

Penwell Dlamini

Penwell Dlamini

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Cosas has sent a festive season message to its ground forces. File image
Cosas has sent a festive season message to its ground forces. File image (Thulani Mbele)

Dr Tebogo Sedibe has told of the last moments of the man who was gunned down by police in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Wednesday.

Sedibe, a doctor at My Clinic on De Beer Street, told Sowetan he had examined the man just minutes before he was killed by police shooting at Wits University students during a protest outside the facility.

Sedibe said he treated the deceased for a gastric problem at about 10.30am and then released him.

Students gather to pay respects to a man who died allegedly after being shot by police during a student protest in Braamfontein on Wednesday. The NPA says it will not prosecute seven students arrested during the protests for lack of evidence.
Students gather to pay respects to a man who died allegedly after being shot by police during a student protest in Braamfontein on Wednesday. The NPA says it will not prosecute seven students arrested during the protests for lack of evidence. (Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times)

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