'I had Szchizophrenia attack' Mandela memorial sign interpreter says

34 Year Old Tamsanqa Jantjie who was ACCUSED to be "fake" in his sign interpretation at Nelson Mandela's memorial has defended himself, saying that he had a schizophrenic attack during the ceremony hence his senseless signs. He said he started hearing voices & was hallucinating while on stage with world leaders.

"There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation. I tried to control myself and not show the world what was going on. I am very sorry. It's the situation I found myself in," He told the paper. He said he was on medication for Schizophrenia and wondered why he still had the attack

He also spoke with a SA based radio station, where he was asked if he was satisfied with his performance, he replied "Absolutely, absolutely. I think that I've been a champion of sign language".