The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) welcomes the capturing of the bogus ‘Dr Matthew Lani’ by security personnel at Helen Joseph Hospital on Sunday night (29 October). 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 pretense that he was a qualified doctor.
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 subsequently apprehended again.
The police were immediately called. Lani has since been handed over to the police for an official arrest.
For more information please contact:
Motalatale Modiba, Head of Communication
Cell: 064 803 0808
E-mail: healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za
Tshepo Shawa, Spokesperson for the MEC for Health
Cell: 072 222 6333
E-mail: Tshepo.Shawa@gauteng.gov.za
