Interpreter at Mandela memorial dubbed a 'fake,'

SmashMouth · 12-12-2013, 11:59 AM

Mandela memorial interpreter says he was hallucinating angels

The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside such world leaders as U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, has schizophrenia and has been violent in the past.

Thamsanqa Jantjie said in a 45-minute interview with The Associated Press that his hallucinations began while he was interpreting and that he tried not to panic because there were “armed policemen around me.” He added that he was once hospitalized in a mental health facility for more than one year.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,550 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Interpreter at Mandela memorial dubbed a 'fake,' Mandela memorial interpreter says he was hallucinating angels The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside such world leaders as U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, has schizophrenia and has been violent in the past. Thamsanqa Jantjie said in a 45-minute interview with The Associated Press that his hallucinations began while he was interpreting and that he tried not to panic because there were “armed policemen around me.” He added that he was once hospitalized in a mental health facility for more than one year. read more

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