Mandela's sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie in psychiatric hospital Sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who was denounced for making up gestures during Nelson Mandela's memorial, says he's properly trained and shouldn't be called a fake. Admitted to a psychiatric hospital ... Thamsanqa Jantjie, the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela memorial service. (AP Photo/Itumeleng English) Source: AP THE sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial, who claimed schizophrenia after being accused of being an arm-flapping fraud, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Thamsanqa Jantjie sparked outrage for his translations of eulogies, including those by US President Barack Obama and Mandela's grandchildren, at the late Mandela's memorial last week, with sign language experts saying his signing amounted to little more than "flapping his arms around" and "just making funny gestures." Claimed he had schizophrenia ... US President Barack Obama speaks with Thamsanqa Jantjie's fake interpreting behind at the memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela. The Star newspaper today reported that Jantjie's wife Siziwe had taken her husband for a check-up to a psychiatric hospital near Johannesburg on Tuesday, which suggested he be admitted immediately. The past few days have been hard. We have been supportive because he might have had a breakdown," she was quoted as saying. Jantjie had been scheduled for a check-up at the Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, on December 10. Claimed he suffered a schizophrenia episode ... US President Barack Obama delivers a speech next to sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie during the memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela. But the appointment was moved after he was offered the job to sign at the memorial which took place the same day, the newspaper reported today. Jantjie has claimed that he is a qualified signer, but that his performance was down to a sudden attack of schizophrenia, for which he takes medication. The South African sign language interpreter accused of miming nonsense during Nelson Mandela's memorial said he suffered a schizophrenic episode during the event. I saw angels falling on the stadium. I heard voices and lost concentration," he said. Local media then reported that he had been part of a mob that burnt two people to death 10 years ago - allegations that he has dismissed - and that he had also faced rape, kidnapping and theft charges. Mandela's memorial was attended by nearly 100 sitting and former heads of state or government. The government apologised to the deaf community following the scandal. Fake display ...