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A man who allegedly killed a police officer and escaped from the cell in which he was being held has been arrested by Limpopo police.
The man escaped from the Mutale police station around 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
The murdered police officer, NCO Mbulaheni Ronald Mulanduli, 57, is believed to have been conducting routine checks on prisoners when the escape occurred.
“The deceased member routinely visited cells and was attacked by the suspect, who stabbed him multiple times. The suspect took the keys from the deceased and stole money from the safe before escaping,” said police spokesman Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo .
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According to Mojapelo, the 36-year-old’s uncle took him to a traditional healer after the escape. A team of researchers received information about it. They pounced on them Sunday morning and arrested the man and his uncle.
Police recovered what is believed to be the murder weapon, the cell keys and some of the stolen money.
“The uncle will face a charge of thwarting the purposes of justice. The 22-year-old suspect, in addition to the rape, kidnapping and violation of a protection order for which he was initially arrested, will face murder charges, escaping from the law. custody and theft “.
Mojapelo said that when the man was arrested on Friday, he was out on bail of R4,000 for a kidnapping he allegedly committed in January.
The man and his uncle will appear in the Mutale Justice of the Peace on Tuesday.
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