Initiation bloodbath sees seventeen dead from lightning and beatings

Seventeen Traditional Initiate Deaths From Lightning Strikes And Beatings

[Image: Facebook] The summer initiation season has turned deadly again, as thirteen initiates and four traditional nurses have lost their lives in the Eastern Cape. Two initiates died as a result of suspected suicide, while several others died from dehydration, assault and neglect. Nature also played a cruel role, with lightning strikes killing three traditional nurses and one initiate in two separate incidents. Another nurse died from smoke inh…

Initiation bloodbath sees seventeen dead from lightning and beatings

By Anita Dangazele Thirteen initiates and four traditional nurses have died while officials rush to visit the worst-affected areas. Police have arrested twenty-four people for running illegal schools and failing to protect the young men. The summer initiation season has turned deadly again. Thirteen initiates and four traditional nurses have lost their lives in the Eastern Cape. Two initiates were found hanging. Others died from dehydration, a…