FONG KONG doctor, Matthew Lani is set to appear at the Joburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 31 October.
The 27-year-old TikToker is facing charges of impersonating medical personnel.
He was arrested on Sunday, 29 October, at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, where he claims he works as a doctor.
The hospital security guards caught Lani, and he tried to escape.
"He was apprehended while entering the main entrance of the facility. Lani was caught just before 8pm, disguised in a hoodie and wearing a surgical mask with a stethoscope around his neck. He had previously entered the same facility to curate misleading content under the pretence that he was a qualified doctor.
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"Immediately after being apprehended, Lani requested to go to the bathroom only to attempt to escape by jumping through the bathroom window. When the security realised that he was making a run for it, they called for reinforcement, and he was apprehended again," the Gauteng Health Department said.
Matthew was taking videos of himself in the hospital, holding a stethoscope and pretending to be a doctor.
This was even after the Department and the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA) denied that he was a registered doctor.
