Police launches manhunt for two KZN escapees
Two prisoners have
escaped from correctional facilities in Nkandla and Vryheid, sparking a major
hunt.
The Department of Correctional Services says 34-year-old Siyabonga Sikhakhane was incarcerated at the Nkandla facility in March last year.
"Sikhakhane, serving 16 years imprisonment of
which 8 years is suspended for housebreaking and theft," says spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.
"The second escapee is 29-year-old Siphamandla Gift Simelane, serving two years for similar offences of housebreaking and theft. He was admitted at Vryheid Correctional Facility."
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Nxumalo says they've teamed up with the police to track down the pair.
"An investigation has also been launched to look at the circumstances under which the two escape. Members of the public are urged to contact the nearest police station should they come in contact with the escapees."
