Three escape from Eastern Cape prison
2014-07-14 19:26
Johannesburg - Three prisoners awaiting trial for murder have
escaped from the Queenstown prison, the Eastern Cape correctional services
department said on Monday.
Siyabonga Maqungo, 22, Anele Baraza, 24, and Mziyanda Muleka, 35,
escaped on Saturday around 09:30, the department said in a statement.
They are from KuNgudla village in the Tsojane administrative area.
They were taken to the prison on 10 June after being arrested in connection
with a murder in Tsolo.
"The department is conducting an investigation to find out
how the trio escaped."
The department opened a case of escape from lawful custody and was
working with police to re-arrest them.
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