Prison break5/5/2023 The quantum of sentence for those held guilty would be pronounced on Thursday under various sections including attempt of murder of Indian Penal Code. The court on Tuesday has also acquitted six persons in this case while eight accused who remained missing including one escapee Kashmir Singh and a key conspirator Romi have been declared as Proclaimed Offender (PO) in the case. News24 reported that Mathe, who was convicted and sentenced for rape, murder and house robbery, was known for several escape attempts from maximum security prisons across the country.Īmong his many escape attempts before his death in 2016, Mathe managed to break out from Johannesburg Central Prison in January 2005 and Pretoria C-Max Prison in 2006, Sapa reported.PATIALA: The court of Patiala additional session judge Hari Singh Grewal has held guilty 22 persons in Nabha jail break case that took place on Novemin which six jail inmates of maximum high security jail Nabha in Patiala district managed to escape after a group of gangsters in police uniform stormed the jail. READ | Serial rapist Ananias Mathe died of natural causes - correctional services dept While not as recent, a more renowned prison break was that of Annanias Mathe. Some of the escapees were in prison on charges including murder, attempted murder and rhino poaching. At the time, police said the inmates had seemingly escaped through a window during the early hours of the morning. On 18 October 2022, seven prisoners escaped from the Makhanda Correctional Facility in the Eastern Cape.News24 reported that the awaiting trial prisoners overpowered officials and took their keys before escaping through the main entrance and over the roof. In 2020, 69 inmates escaped from the same prison during exercise time.In April 2022, three remand detainees managed to escape the Malmesbury Correctional Facility.The men who escaped had been convicted for crimes including murder, rape and robbery. While a cell window was found broken, and there were sheets typically used to shimmy down from a height, at the time officials were unsure of how the men escaped from the high perimeter fence. In March 2022, News24 reported that four dangerous prisoners escaped from Rooigrond Prison, near Mahikeng, in North West.Here are some of the recent prison breaks: In the 2020/2021 financial year, a total of 117 inmates escaped, while 34 broke out of correctional facilities the financial year before. "It is also pleasing to note that the escape statistics of 22 is the lowest that has been reported in the past 27 years," the report read. While the prison break of Bester is unique in the way that the escape was executed, his breakout is not uncommon.ĭozens of escapes have been reported over the years in South Africa.Īccording to DCS’ annual reports for the 2021/2022 financial year, 22 inmates escaped from various prisons around the country. This suggests the body found in the cell had been brought into the prison, adding yet another layer of complexity around Bester's escape. Speaking to News24, DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the body found in Cell 35 had yet to be identified, but that all other inmates - except Bester - had been accounted for. READ | Prison break: G4S officials working when Thabo Bester escaped suspended, dismissed - correctional services News24 reported that DCS confirmed that DNA sequencing with a person identified as the mother of Bester failed to indicate a common ancestor or a match, meaning Bester had escaped prison. Since then, police have confirmed that they are investigating a case of murder as an autopsy revealed that the charred body found showed signs of blunt force trauma to the head before it was set alight.
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