Roodepoort Primary School protest leaves five people injured
Melon Radebe
At least five
people were injured this morning during the protests at the Roodepoort Primary School
ER24
spokesperson Russel Meiring said, “ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and
found that a number of the public on the scene as well as a heavy SAPS
presence. On assessment, we found that at least five people had sustained minor
to moderate injuries due to what was reported to us as rubber bullets.”
Meiring added
that the patients were immediately removed to a staging are away from the
protests and treated for their injuries.
The patients
have taken to nearby facilities.
Local
authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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