Elton Jantjies

Elton Jantjies will not be heading on tour with the Boks. Photo by Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images

JUST IN: Shocking details emerge into ‘bloody’ Jantjies in-flight incident

Elton Jantjies is alleged to have banged repeatedly on a toilet door while on board a flight, leaving a bloodied trail in his wake.

Elton Jantjies

Elton Jantjies will not be heading on tour with the Boks. Photo by Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images

Jantjies was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday 15 May 2022, while he was later released by police after a few hours in custody.

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When commenting on the incident Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said that “a 31-year-old man had been arrested for malicious damage to property”.

Jantjies’ agent James Adams revealed that he was travelling back from Turkey without his family, and that a “light was damaged” on board the flight. However, Adams suggested that they felt the incident has been “unnecessarily heightened”.

Yet, in a report compiled by News24, the report alleges that Jantjies spent 10 minutes banging on the toilet door of an Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai until his fists bled. A fellow passenger alleges that Jantjies could be heard saying “Komaan, my skat (Come on, my darling)”, to an air hostess hiding in the cubicle.

Two witnesses told News24 that Jantjies was unsteady on his feet, and that there was blood “all over the toilet door”, while suggesting his blood-stained fists also smeared some of the seats.

A visibly “terrified” air hostess was said to have emerged from the toilet after Jantjies finally returned to his seat.

The eyewitnesses suggested the incident occurred after Jantjies came through to economy class from his place in business class.

“It was weird that he walked to economy class when he was sitting in business class. He struggled to keep his balance while walking,” a passenger said.

“He was banging on the toilet door, saying in Afrikaans ‘Komaan, my skat (‘Come on, my darling’). It was clear that he wanted to speak to someone in the bathroom and he ended up punching the door of the bathroom. That (beating the door) caused his knuckles to start bleeding.

“He came back to business class. The blood of his knuckles was all over the toilet door, and he was moving through the cabin, smearing blood on people’s seats because he was walking clumsily. A blond Emirates hostess then came out of the bathroom, and you could see she was terrified,” the passenger added. 

Adams added that Jantjies had been on holiday with his family in Turkey before his arrest. 

SA Rugby were aware of the incident involving Jantjies

“We’ve been informed of Elton’s arrest, but we are still in the process of gathering more information and can’t say anything at this stage,” said a SA Rugby spokesperson.

After the incident, a fellow passenger confirmed Jantjies was arrested and escorted off the plane.

Meanwhile, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) referred all queries to the police.

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