Tavern owners found guilty, awaiting sentencing

EASTERN CAPE – The horrific scenery unfolded at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park earlier on Sunday morning on the 26 June 2022. Messages were received requesting police, metro and ambulance assistance at the tavern.

Bodies at the tavern were lying strewn across tables, chairs and on the floor, with no obvious signs of injury. Outside, desperate parents and family members were begging to enter the premises while calling out the names of their missing loved ones. No one answered them while a large number of police vehicles and ambulances were on the scene.

The youngest of the 22 patrons who succumbed to their death is aged 13, of which most of them were between 13 and 17 years of age.

The Tavern’s owners was found guilty and will be sentenced later today. They pleaded not guilty and took the witness stand in their defence, arguing that they complied with all regulations during the tragic incident.