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TimesLIVE reports that the Eastern Cape health department has called for police to prioritise the investigation of crimes committed against ambulance crews.
This came after medical personnel transporting an asthmatic patient in Nelson Mandela Bay were attacked and robbed in the early hours of Monday. The incident in Joe Slovo, Port Elizabeth, left the ambulance crew injured as well as traumatised. They had to be taken to the Dora Nginza Hospital for treatment. Kupelo urged community members to protect EMS crew, who worked under difficult conditions to save lives. "It is pure thuggery that has to be rooted out. And for that to happen, an all-hands-on-deck approach is needed. Communities have to come forward and work with law enforcement agencies because the people attacking EMS crews live among us," said Kupelo. The police are investigating the attack.
- Read the full original of the above report by Nonkululeko Njilo at TimesLIVE
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