Durban dentist guilty of culpable homicide at detox clinic

Evidence showed the patient was allowed to bring boxes of Xanax and self-medicate and was given Ibogaine without pre-screening

22 August 2024 - 16:05 By TANIA BROUGHTON

Durban high court judge Rashid Vahed has found dentist Anwar Mohamed Jeewa guilty of culpable homicide, ruling he negligently caused the death of a Canadian father who died two days after checking into Jeewa's Westville-based, unregistered detox centre for controversial Ibogaine treatment...

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