With that being the essential question that has to be responded to by this court. “Can I indicate to your ladyship that Dr Likwana has been a credible witness and she has provided the information that was required? What is obvious from the evidence is that there has been no legal or factual position that has been attributable to any of her conduct in respect to the demise of Mental Health Users (patients). She argues that her client does not deserve to be punished. Lenkwane’s legal representative Advocate Lerato Maite says her client has been a credible witness throughout the inquest. Life Esidimeni tragedy leaves many shocked, embarrassed: 30 December 2017: Most of them died of hunger, dehydration, and stress-related complications during the relocation from the Life Esidimeni in June 2016. The inquest that resumed this week aims to determine if anyone can be held criminally liable for the deaths of the 144 patients. This is after it was shut down by former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu due to budget cuts. Lenkwane was part of the team that facilitated the relocation of over 3 000 mental health users from the Life Esidimeni facilities in 2016. The legal representative of one of the former employees of the Gauteng Health Department, Dr Sophia Lenkwane, has asked the high court in Pretoria to exonerate her from any wrongdoing or pursue any criminal charges against her.
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