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Following his voluntary departure, he returned the next day with a bucket of excrement, which he poured on the unsuspecting health worker. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cThis action created chaos and disrupted health services in the reception area. This forced the clinic to close prematurely,\u201d says Mondli Mvambi, spokesperson for the Free State Department of Health. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Mvambi says that after the attack, the individual boasted about the incident on social media, further highlighting the severity of his actions.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cA case was subsequently opened with the police, which revealed that he was a parolee. He was swiftly nabbed for this case, as well as violation of his parole conditions. 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