The Provincial Commissioner of the police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has commended the multi-disciplinary approach between SAPS, Johannesburg Metro Police, private security and the community of Diepsloot displayed to eventually arrest the escaped prisoners and hand them over to the police.
It is reported that on Thursday, 9 September 2021, two prisoners at Leeukop Correctional Facility managed to escape.
The duo then broke into a house in Fourways while the mother, her four-month-old infant and domestic worker were at home. The suspects robbed them of money at knife point before fleeing the scene on foot with the infant.
The suspects proceeded to hijack a white Toyota double cab near Helderfontein School and drove towards Diepsloot.
JMPD officers on patrol spotted a suspicious Toyota double cab driving at a high speed and gave chase. The vehicle subsequently drove into a ditch at R511 and Plum Street, Diepsloot.
When officers arrived on the scene, the community had already secured the infant and apprehended the two escapees.
