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BREAKING NEWS: Three suspects escape from Polokwane police holding cells

The provincial task team have launched a manhunt for the suspects

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.

Read more: Emslie murder suspect rearrested after escaping Lephalale holding cells

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.

Charles Chialani (30)

– Steven Rasenakana (19): Arrested for house robbery.

Steve Rasenakana

– 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.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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