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Police release suspected serial rapist by mistake
18 July 2017 - 08:30 By Naledi
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Tshehla Gift
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Limpopo police are searching for an
alleged serial rapist who duped them into believing he was another suspect and
walked out of holding cells a free man.
The suspect‚ Gift Tonko Tshehla
(20)‚ escaped from Motetema near Groblersdal‚ police said in a statement
released on Monday evening.
“It is alleged that a 21-year-old
man who claimed to be related to the suspect paid bail of R300 for this
escapee‚ on the name of another suspect and took him away‚” police said.
“This suspect was originally
arrested for a rape case which he allegedly committed during 2016 and he was
later linked to five more other rape cases which he allegedly committed
during 2014 where he was targeting young girls.”
It was not immediately clear when
Tshehla walked off.
Anyone with further information on
the suspect’s whereabouts has been urged to contact the police.
