Fugitive rearrested in Sihlakwane Village
One of the fugitives who escaped from lawful custody in Lydenburg was rearrested after police received a tip-off.
The police tracked down and rearrested escapee Fana Fenyane (38) in Sihlakwane Village, Zaaiplaas, on Tuesday evening. He was one of the inmates who fled from SAPS Lydenburg’s lawful custody.
A multidisciplinary team rearrested Fenyane at about 23:00 following a tip-off.
He escaped from police holding cells with five other detainees in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Mpumalanga Provincial Police spokesperson Captain Mpho Nonyane-Mpe said while the police were on a routine camp inspection, they discovered Fenyane at about 02:30.
After the six men escaped, officers noticed a leaking water pipe outside one of the holding cells and noticed there was structural damage.
“They were alerted to a hole in the wall and discovered that six suspects had escaped. The suspects were arrested for various crimes, including murder, rape, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and malicious damage to property,” Nonyane-Mpe added.
The first to be rearrested was Clayton Flank (37) in Lydenburg, Kellisville, on Sunday morning at about 04:00, also following a tip-off from community members. He appeared before the Mashishing Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Anyone with information about the remaining fugitives is requested to contact the Lydenburg Detective Branch Commander on 076 060 0273, Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or use the My SAPS App.
Acting Provincial Commissioner Dr Zeph Mkhwanazi vowed that the remaining suspects will be hunted down and rearrested, highlighting that a probe will be conducted to determine the circumstances around the escape.
Issac Malope, Sergio Mandoza (34), Francisco Vasco Maganja (47) and France Malatjie are still at large.
