Reward offered for triple murderer who 'walked out' of Cape court

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Reward offered for triple murderer who 'walked out' of Cape court
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Phelo Mtala 'walked out' of the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, where he was appearing in connection with a different matter.

Triple murderer Phelo Mtala is wanted by police after he allegedly walked out of the Wynberg Magistrate's Court after placing his fingerprints on a release form intended for somebody else.Convicted triple murderer Phelo Mtala did not have to break out of his prison cell to escape from custody. He simply put his fingerprints on a release form intended for somebody else.

Mtala"walked out" of the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, where he was appearing in connection with a different matter, on May 17. The realisation dawned on his captors when, according to reports by The Citizen, he was supposed to appear in the Western Cape High Court for pre-sentencing proceedings in another case this week.Spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana said Mtala appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on May 17 with another accused, who was to be released that day. Mtala was supposed to return to Pollsmoor Prison in a high court matter on which he had been convicted.

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