Nelson Mandela Bay student assaulted while filming ‘lazy’ nurses

A Port Elizabeth student was assaulted by a security guard as she tried to film Livingstone Hospital nurses apparently lazing around while patients needed urgent medical attention.

A psychiatric patient hanged himself as nurses failed to attend to the full waiting room at the hospital.

The incident occurred in the full waiting room of the accident and emergency unit early on Sunday‚ as scores of patients waited for help.

NMMU construction economics student Sinovuyo Canta‚ 29‚ has lodged a complaint of assault against the security guard with the police.

Canta said she had gone to Livingstone at about 3am on Sunday to support a pregnant friend.

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