5 detainees on the run in Limpopo
2013-01-09 13:39
Polokwane - Five detainees have escaped from police holding
cells in Polokwane, Limpopo police said on Wednesday.
They escaped sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, said Colonel Ronel Otto.
"At this stage it is not clear how the suspects managed
to escape, but investigations into the circumstances behind the incident are
ongoing," she said.
The men have been identified as Mackford Mangena, Samuel
Legodi, Edwin Maleka, Joseph Mathipa, and Sello Matlala. Three of them are aged
19.
Mangena and Legodi faced accusations of armed robbery,
Mathipa was accused of robbery, Matlala of rape, and Maleka of housebreaking
and theft.
"Members of the public are advised not to apprehend the
suspects as they might be armed and dangerous," said Otto.
- SAPA
