Third Margate prison escapee re-arrested
Two more suspects who broke out of jail in Margate yesterday have handed themselves over to police.
This comes after one of them was re-arrested by police soon after they escape-bringing the total to three re-arrest.
Its believed five suspects who were in custody for murder and armed robbery escaped through the ceiling of the holding cells at the Margate Police on Sunday Morning.
According to the police Saneliso Malanga and Sanele Hlongwane re-arrested themselves at the Gamalakhe SAPS after being hunted by police the entire day.
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Spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says police are still on the hunt for the remaining two, named Mtomela Dwetse and Wiseman Nxabi.
"During the investigation - we managed to re-arrest three of the five escapees. We cannot divulge more information at this stage as the matter is still under investigation. We are also investigating internally as to what happened and how they escaped from the police cells," Zwane said.
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