KZN prison break: These are the 15 suspects running from police [pictures]
Police have released the photographs of the 15 suspects still running following Wednesday s prison break in KwaZulu-Natal.
Thubelihle Dlomo, 19, who was one of 16 awaiting trial prisoners that escaped from the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Wednesday, was nabbed by police on Friday morning, 30 April, in KwaDukuza.
Provincial police is appealing to the public to help track down the remaining suspects who ran off when a transportation truck on the way to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court was intercepted by five heavily armed men on Wednesday.
SIXTEEN OUT OF 31 PRISONERS REARRESTED BY KZN POLICE AFTER PRISON BREAK
The awaiting-trial offenders escaped after five heavily armed men forced a prisoner transport vehicle to a halt.
Several prisoners escaped, but the police managed to nab the majority of them.
KwaZulu-Natal police have released the names and pictures of the remaining 16 escaped awaiting-trial prisoners who brazenly broke free from custody on Wednesday.
The 16 are part of 45 awaiting-trial prisoners who were being transported from prison to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate s Court when armed gunmen forced the prisoner transport vehicle off the road.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said two police officers, who were seated in the front of the truck, were injured slightly when the vehicle hit the pavement after being forced off the road.
Police have released pictures of the prisoners and the crimes they are charged with following a brazen escape from the back of a truck on Wednesday morning in Pietermaritzburg.
KZN Prison break latest: 16 men still on the run after brazen escape
After armed men staged an audacious prison break on Wednesday, KZN police are scrambling to track down 16 of the 45 prisoners who got loose.
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police operations to hunt down 16 escaped prisoners who are yet to be rearrested in Pietermaritzburg are continuing on Thursday. Dramatic scenes unfolded on Wednesday when a group of suspects – targeting a police van to set free a single prisoner – ended up releasing dozens of felons when they attempted to hijack the vehicle.
In total, 45 awaiting-trial prisoners who were being transported from prison to the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court escaped custody when the five armed gunmen forced the prisoner transport vehicle off the road. They then 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.