Innholdsfortegnelse for 2025-02-13 i Daily Voice

ALLEGATIONS over security breaches at Pollsmoor Prison have arisen after a bandiet escaped from the mang on Sunday. While Yanga Wayithi was busted yesterday after his escape on Sunday, insiders have revealed that he escaped through a broken fence near Westlake. At the time, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) revealed that the 35-year-old inmate, who is serving a six-month sentence for theft and trespassing, was assigned to a work team responsible for maintaining the facility’s grounds. According to a Daily Voice source this was the second escape in recent months and is a result of a broken fence. The source says: “This guy is a monitor, which means he can walk freely to the area where he must work, however he must be under supervision. “The area where he…

Patrols Police conducting routine patrols on 11 February responded to a complaint at approximately 11pm. Upon arrival at Johnson Road in Rylands, they discovered the lifeless body of a man who sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, said that the victim was declared deceased on the scene by the medical personnel. The second shooting that took place in Petunia Street, Silvertown, left a woman injured. Swartbooi says: “We can confirm that a woman also sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.” While details surrounding the motive remain unclear, law enforcement officials have classified the first case as murder and the second as an attempted murder. Swartbooi adds: “The circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation.” Authorities are urging…