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Crimes of the South African police Service

Alleged rapist escapes from police van
Crime & Courts | 28 October 2014
ZAINUL DAWOOD

Durban - Police are hunting for an alleged rapist who escaped from the back of the police van on his way to Westville Prison.

Police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane explained that seven suspects were being transferred to Westville Prison from Ezinqoleni Court in Port Shepstone…..

 “At the corner of Harry Gwala (Booth) and Vusi Mzi-mela (Bellair) Road, Cato Manor, the police driver heard a knocking sound at the back of the vehicle. When he reached Westville Prison he discovered that the padlock was missing and that one suspect had escaped.”

A case of escaping from lawful custody is being investigated by the Cato Manor SAPS.

According to a reliable source, the prisoners had pushed the van door outwards using their feet.

They had noticed that the top of the door had a lock while the bottom was latched. They bent the door outwards, creating a gap between the door and van, whereupon the escapee crawled out and took the gap.

He ran into the dense bushes around the Cato Manor sports grounds.

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