Montecasino staff members who witnessed the horrifying sight of Peter Dariol Williams setting himself alight at the casino on Sunday are undergoing counselling.
“Staff that were exposed to the incident have been offered and are undergoing counselling. The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us‚” said Tsogo Sun Group Communications‚ Priya Naidoo.
Williams (47) died after setting himself alight at Montecasino in northern Johannesburg. His family has since been notified by police and identified him.
Man sets himself on fire at MonteCasino
“He drank the petrol before he set himself alight‚” said a cleaner who asked not to be named.
“Security guards tried to use fire extinguishers and he could have been saved if he didn’t drink the petrol first. Fire was coming out of his mouth as he was screaming.”
A security guard said that the man had tried to get into the casino after setting himself alight.
“It was a demon... it was the devil himself. It could have been worse if he did it in his car‚” said the guard.
Another cleaner exclaimed that she hoped they would not bump into his ghost when they were working the night shift.
“Maybe he wanted to do it where he lost his money‚” quipped one of her colleagues.
Gauteng police spokesperson‚ Tsekiso Mofokeng said they were still investigating.
The family is yet to respond to requests by TMG Digital for an interview.
Montecasino staff get counseling after witnessing horrific suicide by fire
Montecasino staff members who witnessed the horrifying sight of Peter Dariol Williams setting himself alight at the casino on Sunday are undergoing counselling.
“Staff that were exposed to the incident have been offered and are undergoing counselling. The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us‚” said Tsogo Sun Group Communications‚ Priya Naidoo.
Williams (47) died after setting himself alight at Montecasino in northern Johannesburg. His family has since been notified by police and identified him.
Man sets himself on fire at MonteCasino
“He drank the petrol before he set himself alight‚” said a cleaner who asked not to be named.
“Security guards tried to use fire extinguishers and he could have been saved if he didn’t drink the petrol first. Fire was coming out of his mouth as he was screaming.”
A security guard said that the man had tried to get into the casino after setting himself alight.
“It was a demon... it was the devil himself. It could have been worse if he did it in his car‚” said the guard.
Another cleaner exclaimed that she hoped they would not bump into his ghost when they were working the night shift.
“Maybe he wanted to do it where he lost his money‚” quipped one of her colleagues.
Gauteng police spokesperson‚ Tsekiso Mofokeng said they were still investigating.
The family is yet to respond to requests by TMG Digital for an interview.
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