Police on manhunt for prisoners
Awaiting trail prisoners escape while being escorted to correctional
facility.
BETHAL-
Members of the police are on a manhunt for two awaiting trial prisoners who
escaped from lawful custody while they were escorted to Bethal Correctional
Service on August 29.
The pair
Zakhele Nkambule (34) and Malibongwe Sydwell Butatshe (37) together with other
two prisoners were from Evander Magistrate’s Court to the prison in Bethal when
they apparently cut off the steels at the back of the rear window of the
bakkie, smashed the glass window,and escaped.
Police managed to
re-arrest the other two while Nkambule and Butatshe fled from the scene.
“An
internal probe is underway to determine the circumstances which led to their
getaway,” said Col Leonard Hlathi.
Anyone
with information that could lead to the re-arrest of these escapees may contact
Capt Abraham Kubo at 082 065 1299.
