THE Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has welcomed the arrest of the bogus ‘Dr Matthew Lani’ by security at the Helen Joseph Hospital on Sunday night, 29 October.
He was arrested 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,” Department of Health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said.
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After being arrested, he allegedly 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 subsequently apprehended again,” he said.
The police were allegedly immediately called.
"Lani has since been handed over to the police for an official arrest," Modiba said.
This is a developing story.
