Margate police searching for four escapees

Margate police searching for four escapees

Four suspects are still at large after escaping from police holding cells in Margate yesterday.  

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Police say five suspects got out through the ceiling of the cells.   

One of them has since been re-arrested. 

The escapees are described as being dangerous - some had been in custody for murder and armed robbery.  

"It is alleged that they escaped through the roof. The matter is still under investigation. We have opened a case of escaping from lawful custody. Through investigations by police officers, they managed to arrest one of the escapees. He has been rearrested and taken back to the cell," police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane said.

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