High court escapee to enter new year behind bars
Police in Gauteng have rearrested wanted escapee Africa Nkuna who fled the South High Court in Johannesburg early December.
Nkuna was arrested in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, on Saturday.
The suspect was among four other prisoners who were appearing in the high court on different cases when they fled the premises on 9 December.
Three of the prisoners were rearrested before they could exit the court building and one was fatally shot.
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Provincial police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo says Nkuna fled and has been on the run before he was rearrested after an intensive hunt.
"Through crime intelligence, the police from Kagiso intercepted the Nissan Mpendulo minibus that the escapee and his friend were travelling in, around Kagiso and he was rearrested," said Masondo.
Nkuna, who was already facing a charge of murder, will have charges of escaping from lawful custody and attempted murder added to his case.
Masondo adds that over 850 suspects were arrested for various crimes such as house robbery, rape, assault and car hijacking around Gauteng over the weekend.
Listen to Masondo below: