Police rearrest another prison escapee, 14 still at large Updated
Nushera Soodyal
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Do the right thing and hand yourself over. That s the advice from KZN authorities who have confirmed yet another prisoner who escaped during an ambush en route to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court has been re-arrested.
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45 prisoners were being transported from the city s New Prison to the court when five heavily armed men blocked the road last week Wednesday.
31 awaiting trial prisoners got out.
Police spokesperson, Jay Naicker has confirmed that 19-year-old Talent Mncube who was previously arrested for murder, attempted murder and assault was arrested in the area today.
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Another prisoner nabbed,14 still on the run in KZN
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Durban – Almost a week after a prison truck was ambushed in Pietermaritzburg, police are searching for 14 prisoners who escaped.
On Monday night, police nabbed 19-year-old Talent Mncube who is up on charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said Mncube was rearrested in the Pietermaritzburg area.
Naicker confirmed that 14 prisoners were at large by Tuesday at noon.
Last week, a prison truck transporting 45 prisoners to a Pietermaritzburg court when armed gunmen forced the prisoner transport vehicle off the road.
At the time, Naicker said: “Five heavily armed men travelling in a double-cab bakkie pointed firearms at the police officers while one of the men use a bolt cutter to cut the locks on the back of the vehicle.”