One of South Africa's most wanted criminals made the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria courtroom door along with members of the public.
Bongani Moyo.
By Aislinn Laing, Southern Africa Correspondent
5:01PM BST 10 Aug 2011
Bongani Moyo, 29, a Zimbabwean national who was arrested this year after a much publicised manhunt where his picture was plastered over nationwide media, was due at a hearing related to the armed robbery of 35 banks.
Described by police as a "dangerous criminal" in the Crime Line appeal, he was arrested at the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe after escaping from Boksburg prison in March.
Police spokesman Captain Katlego Mogale admitted that Mr Moyo had also been on crutches when he escaped from court.
"He was not locked up inside the cell and or in shackles. He was sitting between court 16 and 17 and escaped through court 16," he told local newspaper The Mail & Guardian.
The Department of Correctional Services, which placed Mr Moyo under police care for the hearing, had a few choice words about his escape.
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"He was picked up by the police so he could go to court, and escaped under the nose of the police," spokesman Phumlani Ximiya said. "We warned the police that this person had escaped before and therefore they should tighten their security."
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