Caleb Mashingaidze, a convict who escaped from Chikurubi Maximum Prison last year after serving only two weeks of a 27-month sentence for robbery was rearrested at the Harare magistrates court while paying bail for a ‘friend’ he met while in police cells.Mashingaidze, who claimed his real name was Tawanda Masunda, was serving a sentence for robbery when he escaped from lawful custody.
He was nabbed on Friday on charges of extortion and impersonation for which he was granted $100 000 bail on Saturday.
On his release, he said he was given a bank card by a ‘friend’ whom he met while in police cells to pay bail. However, he was arrested this morning while attempting to pay the bail.
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