‘Dr Matthew Lani’ arrested at Gauteng hospital
Updated | By Newswatch
A TikToker and bogus doctor who uses the name Matthew Lani online is in police custody.
![National Senior Certificate or matric certificate for Tik Tokker Dr Matthew Lani who claimed that he was a medical doctor.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Matthew_Lani.width-800.png)
Gauteng Health says Lani was apprehended by security personnel at the Helen Joseph hospital.
The department says he entered the facility on Sunday evening dressed in a hoodie.
He was also wearing a face mask and a stethoscope around his neck. Officials say he tried to escape through a bathroom window.
READ: GDE: No record of matric certificate for ‘Dr Matthew Lani’
He has been handed over to the police.
The infamous TikTok doctor's qualifications came under the spotlight in recent months - with social media users questioning his credibility.
Institutions, including Wits University Cambridge International College, and the Health Professions Council of South Africa, all distanced themselves from him.
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