{"id":48449,"date":"2023-10-13T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/third-escapee-arrested-two-at-large-after-breaking-free-from-athlone-magistrates-court-in-cape-town-20231013\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:35:52","slug":"third-escapee-arrested-two-at-large-after-breaking-free-from-athlone-magistrates-court-in-cape-town-20231013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/third-escapee-arrested-two-at-large-after-breaking-free-from-athlone-magistrates-court-in-cape-town-20231013\/","title":{"rendered":"Third escapee arrested, two at large after breaking free from Athlone Magistrates\u2019 Court in Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three of the five prisoners who escaped the Athlone Magistrates\u2019 Court holding cells on Wednesday 11 October have been rearrested.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The awaiting-trial prisoners escaped at 13:45 as they were about to be transported to a correctional holding facility.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThis escape is deeply concerning as it has to be established how these accused managed this,\u201d said\u00a0Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\">Three of the five prisoners who escaped the Athlone Magistrates\u2019 Court holding cells on Wednesday 11 October have been rearrested, with two more still at large.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\">Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Reagen Allen confirmed the third arrest, with police yet to release an updated statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\">\u201cThis escape is deeply concerning as it has to be established how these accused managed this,\u201d he said, \u201cand along with other possibilities if the relevant and necessary precautions were followed at the court to prevent it. Should any official have aided in this escape then they too should be held accountable. We cannot have these dangerous accused roaming our streets. They belong behind bars.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/just-in-manhunt-continues-for-three-of-five-athlone-court-escapees-with-two-back-in-custody-20231012\">Manhunt continues for three of five Athlone court escapees, with two back in custody<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\">Provincial police spokesperson Lt Col Malcolm Pojie said the awaiting-trial prisoners escaped at 13:45 as they were about to be transported to a correctional holding facility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"contentpasted0\">It is believed the detainees overpowered one of the police officers and disarmed him. 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