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UPDATE: rape suspect back in court

It was understood he escaped from police custody while he was being transported back to the Kgosi Mampuru prison where he was being kept.

The rape suspect who earlier escaped from custody then recaptured is due in court on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old had been remanded in police custody when he appeared in court last week but escaped while being transported back to Kgosi Mampuru prison where he was being kept.

He was captured soon thereafter.

He had appeared in the Pretoria North magistrate’s court on one of the two rape charges against him.

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Meanwhile, the court orderly who allegedly assisted him to escape was released on R3 000 bail by the Pretoria North magistrate’s court this week.

Samuel Mokoena’s next court appearance was set for 7 November 2019.

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