The transfer of mental health patients from the Life Esidimeni facilities in June 2016 was marred by poor management of patients’ records. This was the testimony of mental health expert Prof Abel Pienaar at the Life Esidimeni Inquest in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. A nursing lecturer for over 20 years specialising in mental health care, Pienaar, told the inquest that some of the patients had a dual diagnosis of diabetes and a stroke during the transfer period, but such information was not recorded in their transfer files. The 144 patients died of hunger, dehydration and neglect during a…