Escaped prisoner rearrested
One of the five prisoners who escaped from a police truck while in transit to Modderbee Prison has been nabbed.
On May 26, five awaiting trial prisoners were being transported from the Tembisa Magistrates Court when they escaped through the roof of a police truck.
Gauteng police spokesperson Col Lungelo Dlamini said Sipho Mphostoli Mthethwa was rearrested in the Mnonjaneni Section, in Tembisa, on June 4, at 10am.
“He was found hiding in a house after police followed-up on information from the community,” said Dlamini.
The other four suspects are still at large.
Dlamini said the escapees are considered dangerous and were appearing in court for violent crimes, including armed robbery, murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, business robbery and hijacking.
Members of the public are warned not to confront the escapees, as they are considered to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information may contact Crime Stop on 086 001 0111, or SMS Primedia Crime Line on 32211, at all hours.
Information will be treated confidentially.
