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Police Minister Bheki Cele says the 21 teenagers, who died on Sunday morning at an East London tavern, died as they danced. | J_chabalala

Police Minister Bheki Cele has sent a team of forensic investigators from head office to investigate the deaths of 21 children at a tavern in East London.The victims died as they danced; the youngest was 13. Police Minister Bheki Cele says the 21 teenagers, who died on Sunday morning at an East London tavern, died as they danced.

"So, what they would do, as you fall, they would put you aside and dance - which tells you that these were kids who were supposed to be under their parents' supervision," Cele said. "Come on, the 13-year-old dies at 06:00 in the morning, 05:00 or 04:00, [and] you are asking where the police are? Really? Really? A 13-year-old dies in a shebeen at 04:00 in the morning?"

The victims were found dead at the tavern in Scenery Park early on Sunday morning, seemingly with no visible injuries.

 

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J_chabalala 'They danced, fell and died' There must be a better way of writing this story. For me the statement lacks the gravitas and sensitivity of this horrendous incident. Okay, maybe I'm just petty, but I am truly sad about this. May the community and family find comfort somehow.

J_chabalala Can someone fire this grandpa already? What has he done to improve public safety but talk talk talk!?

J_chabalala Honestly why did they die. Find out what killed these young adults.

J_chabalala Dude, this smells of a mass murder. Looks like we have a terror cell using poison gas to kill people. Someone is watching a lot of movies for inspiration.

J_chabalala Amapiano

J_chabalala Can someone please apply for a court order preventing the Minister from speaking? This is a serious and extremely sad ordeal for the families who lost young loved ones. Please treat the case with the utmost respect.

J_chabalala How does that help with getting to the bottom of the matter? This childhood educator is clueless and at best contaminates the crime scenes

J_chabalala This is such a tragedy! The poor parents! I hope those responsible will end up in jail!

J_chabalala Me thinks the evidence has evaporated - dry ice to make smoke will do that, you know, & it's highly toxic in a confined space

J_chabalala Please don’t 🫢 this is actually a serious matter…

J_chabalala Really how.what was the cause

J_chabalala Ever heard of alcohol poisoning...binge drinking

J_chabalala What were underage kids doing at a tavern

J_chabalala Did the pol ice not know the tavern existed previously

J_chabalala Please can the CancER top MEC, Guptas and all the zumas also go for a dance at this tavern? Asking for a friend. Oh and the eff

J_chabalala 10 to 1 MDA overdose. It was a club after all.

J_chabalala 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ so they didn’t feel ill or something, they just danced their way out of Mother Earth?

J_chabalala Minister Publicity HAS to be always the first one to blurt out 'finndings' before official forensics are completed. Get this clown out of here.

J_chabalala Or bad cocaine, find the dealer!!!!!

J_chabalala Bad XTC ,find the dealer!!!!

J_chabalala They can't died as they danced . There's no such something fishing

J_chabalala And tell us bheki, is that your full investigation done?

J_chabalala Another Massacre downplayed EnyobeniMassacre EnyobeniTavern MarikanaMassacre PhoenixMassacre

J_chabalala It can be true if the place was so fully packed and they were drunk + teargas was sprayed

J_chabalala Why has no one considered drugs?

J_chabalala Did they die from dancing?Solve the crime before you say another stupid thing!

J_chabalala I'm looking forward to the forensic report, I can't wait 💔😭😭😭

J_chabalala What does that supposed to mean or someone is being poetic lately ? 😥

J_chabalala Stop drinking at taverns

J_chabalala This guy is a joke we already have a witness but goes and talks crab instead of taking a witness side of the story and investigating from it

J_chabalala This kids drank poisonous alcohol. Alcohol from backyard distillers. The tarven owner must tell us where he bought the alcohol he sold to the kids.

J_chabalala Esinye isibhanxa sithi makuvalwe utywala mxm

J_chabalala Wow, inspector Clouseau

J_chabalala U shud be crying everyday looking at our crime stats, if you really have sympathy and feelings

J_chabalala Blood on the dance floor.

J_chabalala Now the taxpayer must pay how can that happen. Who payes for farm murders ?

J_chabalala Carbon Monoxide poisoning due to generator inside building

J_chabalala If you and your law enforcersers did your jobs these taverns would not have been there. Your tears mean nothing.

J_chabalala 'So, what they would do, as you fall, they would put you aside and dance - which tells you that these were kids who were supposed to be under their parents' supervision,' Cele said. This man is in charge of our police force.

J_chabalala This should not be funny, what you wrote 🤖☠️💀

J_chabalala Here we go again, first witness on the scene, Bheki Cele,already reconstructed the crime scene.

J_chabalala First evidence from our own usual witness...already reconstructed the crime scene.

J_chabalala Eban

J_chabalala Y is there no one arrested up this point?

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