Leeuwkop escaped inmate identified
The suspect was part of a work team at the piggery, and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in 2015 for robbery.
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Police investigations are under way after an inmate escaped from Leeuwkop Prison in Bryanston on Thursday.
Ofentse Morwane, from the communications department at Gauteng Correctional Services, told Fourways Review that a manhunt was currently under way to rearrest offender Thomas Marubini, who escaped from the prison.
“He was part of a work team at the piggery, and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in 2015 for robbery,” Morwane said.
This is a developing story, and updates will be provided as they become available.
– Caxton News Service
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