LIMPOPO – Another escapee, who is one of the seven prisoners who broke out from Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre outside Makhado in October 2017, has been re-arrested during an intelligent led joint operation conducted in the early hours of this morning.
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Phathutshedzo Nemadodzi (34) was arrested in his home in Dididi village outside Thohoyandou.
According to Col Moatshe Ngoepe, this arrest brings the the total number of re-arrested suspects to six.
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“Nemadodzi was imprisoned for murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances,” he explained.
Meanwhile, a manhunt is still on for the last remaining escapee, Raphaelj Nyota (30) from Harare in Zimbabwe, who was in prison for murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The other five escapees who were re-arrested earlier are as follows :
– Chris Faku (37).
– Jabulani Isaac Mahlangu (32) from Pretoria.
– Ntshengedzeni Manukha (26) from Thohoyandou.
– Ntshavheni Thomas Munyai (30) from Riverside.
– Justice Makamo (28) from Zimbabwe.
“Anyone with information which can lead to the re-arrest of the remaining escapee may contact Colonel Nyelisani Mabatha at 082 565 8171; the crime stop number 0860010111; the crime line sms 32211 or the nearest police station,” Ngoepe concluded.
