Prison escape
EC authorities investigating the escape of 8 prisoners from holding cells
Eight awaiting trial prisoners made a run for it over the weekend. They are wanted for various serious crimes including murder and rape.
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Malmesbury prison still on lockdown after inmates’ escape, 3 are still at large
Sixty-six of the 69 inmates that escaped from the facility on Friday have been rearrested, and an emergency support team has been deployed to monitor the situation at the facility.
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Minister Lamola to visit Malmesbury prison after brazen escape of 69 inmates
Minister Lamola to visit Malmesbury prison after brazen escape of 69 inmates
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61 Malmesbury Prison escapees arrested, 8 still on the run
According to the Correctional Services Department, officials were providing lunch to the inmates when they were overpowered by the offenders who then managed to escape.
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Videos of inmates escaping from Malmesbury Prison
Several videos believed to be of the escape, and the subsequent police chase, have been shared on social media.
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Manhunt on for 4 escapees from Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru prison
It's understood the four fugitives were awaiting trial for crimes that include robbery and housebreaking when they made their getaway from the facility.
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EC police hunt 'dangerous' Middeldrift Correctional Centre escapees
The men, who are serving time for robbery and attempted robbery, have been described as dangerous.
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We’ve learnt from previous prison escapes, says SAPS
Convicted murder Mongezi Mcunukelwa was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday.
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Gauteng police hunting prisoners who escaped from court
The two men got away on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their High Court appearance on charges of murder.
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Kutama Sinthumule Prison escapee found, re-arrested
The 30-year-old inmate from Zimbabwe was nabbed around the Ivory Park taxi rank in Gauteng during an intelligence-led operation in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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Gangster escapes from Paris prison in helicopter
Redoine Faid was serving a long-term sentence at a prison south of Paris for armed robbery and the murder of a policewoman in 2010 after a heist that went wrong.
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Dept to leave no stone unturned in 16 escapees case
Seven of the 16 escapees who fled from the Johannesburg Correctional Centre in April have been re-arrested, seven are still on the run and two other were killed.
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'Failure to follow protocols, lack of funds played role in prison breakouts'
Speaking to Parliament’s justice committee ahead of his department’s budget briefing, Justice Minister Michael Masutha also blamed the shortage of funds and the impact that this has had on staffing.
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Parly committee wants answers from Justice Dept over prison escapes
Parliament's Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee says it is extremely concerned because in some cases, offenders serving long sentences for serious crimes have escaped, putting innocent people's lives at risk.
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Hawks: Identities of dead prison escapees to be released once families informed
Two of the 16 detainees who escaped from the Johannesburg Correctional Centre on Monday were found in KwaZulu-Natal the next day.
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Limpopo police hunt 4 prison escapees
Police say a fifth escapee was re-arrested moments after the brazen getaway outside the police station yard.
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Police: Public helped capture Joburg prison escapees
Twenty men escaped from a police truck that was transporting them to the Johannesburg Correctional Centre from the local magistrates court this week.
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Joburg police arrest another escaped prisoner, 14 still on the run
A police truck was on its way back to the Johannesburg Correctional Centre from the Johannesburg magistrates court when the group of 20 prisoners escaped during an ambush near the Southgate train station.
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Police rearrest 5 of 20 escaped prisoners
The men broke free after the vehicle they were travelling in was ambushed.
