October 11 2006 at 07:12AM
Whilst I am really pleased that this guy has been caught, I am also really distressed by the fact that he got out in the first place! It must be absolutely soul destroying for policemen who have to, not only try and catch these guys - but also make the charges stick (especially in these trying times when the perception is that the criminals have more rights than their victims), only to have them escape and as such left to commit crimes again. There has to be more accountability within the justice and prison system.
A convicted killer charged with 11 new murders is to appear in the Thohoyandou magistrate's court on Wednesday, police said.
Spokesperson Senior Superintendent Motlafela Mojapelo said the man was re-arrested on Monday.He had been eluding police since escaping in 1996 from Pretoria's Baviaanspoort Prison, where he was serving two life sentences for murder. "We have been hunting this guy for about ten years," said Mojapelo.
The new murders were committed in the past two years. The victims, mostly women, included four children."Some were raped before they were killed," Mojapelo said. - Sapa
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