Mpumalanga rehab centre: South African police rescue 200 people, some in chains
- A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country.
- The facility, operated from a church in Mpumalanga province, was discovered during an operation by officials in the area on Thursday.
- Authorities said they uncovered "gross inhumane conditions" when they raided the facility, with some patients found with "sores all over their bodies" and "others chained to each other".
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- A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country.
- The facility, operated from a church in Mpumalanga province, was discovered during an operation by officials in the area on Thursday.
- Authorities said they uncovered "gross inhumane conditions" when they raided the facility, with some patients found with "sores all over their bodies" and "others chained to each other".
Sources: BBC News