The dozen men escaped through a hole in the wall of the Mount Frere police station cells, before fleeing through a gap cut in a perimeter fence.
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At about 2am on Thursday, a dozen “dangerous” criminals escaped through a hole in the wall of an Eastern Cape police station, before clambering through a gap which had been cut into the perimeter fence. The 12, who were facing mostly robbery, housebreaking and aggravated robbery charges, were still on the run more than 12 hours later.Eastern Cape SAPS spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu said the men made their break from the Mount Frere cells.An “internal probe” would also be conducted into the escape.hey [police officers] discovered a hole in the wall of a cell and 12 prisoners escaped through the hole.
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