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Western Cape police re-arrest 61 inmates who escaped from Malmesbury prison

  • The public is advised not to try and apprehend the escapees but to contact the police.
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Western Cape police  say they have re-arrested 61 of the 69 inmates that escaped from Malmesbury prison  on Friday afternoon.

This comes after police stations on the West Coast of Cape Town, together with officials from the Department of Correctional Services, launched an extensive search for the awaiting-trial prisoners who escaped.

 

The search party comprised detectives on foot and in vehicles.

Below is the updated police statement:

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