03 March 2015
Eight prisoners have escaped from
the Modimolle prison in Limpopo.
Police Spokesperson Ronnel Otto said
according to information received is that the suspects escaped using a hack saw
and cut through the roof.
Otto said police are now searching
for the suspects and circumstances surrounding the escape is being
investigated.
Otto said the 8 suspects that
escaped were waiting trial prisoners for stock theft as well as house breaking,
house robbery, possession of dangerous weapons and drugs.
Otto said at this stage none of them
have been rearrested as we do have a unit out searching for them.
“We are appealing to members of the
community who might have any information on their whereabouts to contact the
nearest police station for us to follow up on this” Otto added.
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