The frustrated parents of 21 teenagers who died at Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London, on June 26 will have to wait longer to find out what killed their children.
Parents and family members cried out in frustration when learning they would not yet be told what killed their children. They were told the individual families would receive pathology reports once investigations were concluded.
Police minister Bheki Cele and Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane announced that laboratory results had revealed the presence of carbon monoxide and toxic alcohol methanol, but this had not yet been pinned down as the cause of death so more tests will be needed.Dr Litha Matiwane said they were waiting for blood results to determine if the level of methanol ingested was toxic.
There has been speculation about the cause of deaths, ranging from a stampede to teargas poisoning and carbon monoxide asphyxiation caused by generator fumes. While ruling out several possibilities, police and health officials have remained tight-lipped after sending samples to a Cape Town laboratory for additional testing.
The province’s liquor industry and enforcement by the liquor board came into sharp focus after it emerged all 21 of those who died were under the legal drinking age, with the eldest at 17 and the youngest 13.
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