A 35-year-old suspect who escaped from lawful custody on 25 July 2021 at 11:00 from Kidds Beach Police Station has been re-arrested after the 72-hour activation plan was put in place.
A task team was set up and members worked around the clock in an intensive search. A breakthrough was made after information was received, followed up and turned to be positive and the suspect Mawethu Dingela was found hiding in a shack at Ncera Village 2 in Kidds Beach. The Circumstances surrounding his escaping are still under investigation.
He is expected to appear before the East London Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of escaping from lawful custody.