Cop killers still at large
2008-08-04 15:53
Thabisile Khoza
Siyabuswa - Only one of six suspected cop killers who broke out of the Siyabuswa police holding cells on Saturday has been rearrested.
Police received a tip-off that 22-year-old Thabang Ramasetla of Gapasha section in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, was seen in the street.
"We rushed there and found him walking in the street and quickly arrested him on the spot," said Mpumalanga police spokesperson Superintendent Abie Khoabane on Monday.
He said the prisoners escaped between 18:00 and 19:00 on Saturday evening after eating supper.
They used a hacksaw to cut through the roof.
All six were charged with the murder of a police officer in Dullstroom in November last year.
They five who are still at large are: 19-year-old Sabelo Mcala, 18-year-old Calvin Mohlomonyane, Thulane Magabe, 25, Collen Masemola, 20, who is also charged with armed robbery and Dumisane Dlamini, who was also charged with house robbery and theft.
Anyone with information of their whereabouts has been asked to call Superintendent Ernest Mauka on (013) 973 1164/1367.
- African Eye