Pretoria North police have quashed social media rumours that a number of deaths occurred at a party in Akasia at the weekend.
“No one was killed,” spokesperson Captain Riana van Arde said adding that an unrelated rape dockets had been opened for investigation at the weekend.
“They’re not related to the event.”
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She said that although it was a “very dangerous situation, nothing serious was reported to the police”.
Although police quashed the rumours, social media users continued to go into a tizzy asking each other what happened at the party:
Guys what happened Saturday ko the EMB Party?! Ko Forum?! #EMBPARTY5
— Mbalz (@Ma_mbalZ) July 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/tabz_motale/status/1145414550705049602
People died at the EMB party last night . Some got raped and shot
— Ntswaki Manaka (@funsiiiiize) June 30, 2019
How true is this: "that 3 people died at the EMB event (biggest youth party) last night ko Building forum (Wonderpark)"
— Biso (@Bisophaks) June 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/funsiiiiize/status/1145321500708392961
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*Please note the article has been amended.
