Police in KwaZulu-Natal are on the hunt for a convicted criminal who escaped custody from the Waterval Correctional Centre earlier this week.
Dumisani Mthethwa has escaped from the Waterval Correctional Centre earlier this week. Picture: Supplied
“The circumstances surrounding his escape are under investigation. Mthethwa was serving a 15-year prison sentence for robbery with aggravating circumstances and was sentenced on March 20, 2019,” Nxumalo said. “DCS is working closely with other law enforcement agencies to apprehend Mthethwa and return him to custody as swiftly as possible,” Nxumalo said.
Meanwhile, 27 officials from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development have been dismissed.
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