With the help of community members, police rearrested three of the five prisoners who escaped from the Witpoort police holding cells in Limpopo this week.
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Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the awaiting-trial prisoners escaped on Monday.
Two, who are facing charges including rape and burglary, were rearrested on Wednesday morning.
The third, Jappie Shiko, 29, who faces a charge of murder, was cornered in Villa Nora, outside Lephalale, and handed over to police.