Five inmates escape from police cells
July 22 2015 at 09:16am
By Gertrude Makhafola
By Gertrude Makhafola
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Tzaneen - Five awaiting trial prisoners escaped from custody in Ritavi
police station near Tzaneen in Limpopo, police said.
Spokeswoman Ronel Otto said the five escaped by cutting through the roof
fence of the exercise yard on Monday night.
“Two of them were arrested earlier this morning [on Thursday]. They are
on trial for serious offences such as murder, rape and robbery, and therefore
very dangerous,” she said.
The five were identified as Lazarus Moseamedi, Stanley Sipho Nkwana,
Kgomotso Mokhabudi, Rufus Mkhawana and Dumisani Nukiwe Khosa.
Otto said Moseamedi was on trial for the murder of a police officer and
attempted murder of another officer and several cases of armed robbery. Nkwana
faced charges of attempted murder, Mokhabudi for murder, robbery and vehicle
theft.
Mkhawana was on trial for rape, robbery and assault and Khosa faced a
rape charge.
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