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A general view inside the Enyobeni tavern where bodies of youth were in East London in the Eastern Cape in this image captured on July 5, 2022.
The inquest into the Enyobeni tavern tragedy is set to continue in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape today.
More patrons are expected to testify in the inquest into the deaths of 21 young people at the tavern in June 2022.
The previous sitting of the inquest ended with the testimony of a former bouncer at the tavern, Siphamandla Dali.
He said that he and two colleagues tried to control the overcrowding at the tavern.
During his testimony, Dali told the court that he was on duty with Thembisa Diko on the night of the incident.
He testified he did not see any pepper spray being used by anybody.
His colleague Thembisa Diko did admit to using the pepper spray to disperse the uncontrollable crowd.
The use of pepper spray was under the spotlight during the previous sitting of the inquest.
Suffocation was ruled as the cause of the death.
An in loco inspection of the now-closed Enyobeni Tavern was also done to put the court officers at the scene as it is alleged in the inquest that the building had insufficient ventilation and only one entry and exit point.
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