Multiple Reaction Officers were expedited to Osindisweni in Kwazulu Natal on Christmas Eve to rescue a Psychiatric Patient (identity withheld) from an angry mob.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a frantic call (19:02 24/12/2023) from a family seeking immediate assistance to rescue that male. The family believed he was going to be murdered if Officers did not immediately intervene.
Reaction Officers converged on the scene and found a naked male surrounded by a crowd armed with homemade weapons. The family informed Officers that the mob found the naked man on one of the residential premises and the homeowner believed that he was lurking on the property intending on performing black magic.
When the family explained the the man suffered from a medical condition, the crowd became violent and insisted that he was performing witchcraft.
Reaction Officers stood off at the scene while the family clothed the man and removed him to safety.