POLOKWANE – Police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the three awaiting trial prisoners escaped from the police holding cells on Monday morning between 5:00 and 6:00 am.
“The three prisoners escaped by cutting the roof in the exercise compartment,” Ngoepe says.
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The escapees are identified as follows:
– Charls Chialana (30): Arrested for house robbery and is also an accomplice in Patel Rameez’s murder case of his mother.
– Steven Rasenakana (19): Arrested for house robbery.
– Peter Moyo (26): Arrested under the Immigration Act.
Moyo’s photo is unavailable.
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Police investigations into the circumstances of their escape still continue.
Anyone with information about these escapees are urged to contact Captain Richard Boshomane at 084 322 1341; the nearest police station; the crime stop number 0860010111 or the crime line sms 32211.