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| S Africa's 'most-wanted' caught | S Africa's 'most-wanted' caught |
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| South Africa's most-wanted criminal has been captured two weeks after escaping from a top security jail near Pretoria. | South Africa's most-wanted criminal has been captured two weeks after escaping from a top security jail near Pretoria. |
| Ananias Mathe, 29, from Mozambique, was detained last December on more than 50 charges, including murder and rape. | Ananias Mathe, 29, from Mozambique, was detained last December on more than 50 charges, including murder and rape. |
| He stabbed a security guard in the eye with a screwdriver after being cornered in a house. He was then shot three times in the leg and captured. | He stabbed a security guard in the eye with a screwdriver after being cornered in a house. He was then shot three times in the leg and captured. |
| Police describe him as "the ultimate criminal" and launched a huge manhunt for him when he escaped. | Police describe him as "the ultimate criminal" and launched a huge manhunt for him when he escaped. |
| At one point during the hunt, the police shot and wounded a clergyman by mistake after a member of the public identified him as the escaped prisoner. | At one point during the hunt, the police shot and wounded a clergyman by mistake after a member of the public identified him as the escaped prisoner. |
| Capture | Capture |
| National police spokeswoman Sally de Beer said Ananias Mathe stole a car fitted with a tracking device, and the security company that had installed it followed with the help of a helicopter. | National police spokeswoman Sally de Beer said Ananias Mathe stole a car fitted with a tracking device, and the security company that had installed it followed with the help of a helicopter. |
| He abandoned the vehicle near a squatter camp north of Johannesburg in the East Rand. | He abandoned the vehicle near a squatter camp north of Johannesburg in the East Rand. |
| He was found in a house and captured by security guards after a struggle. | |
| Ananias Mathe is the first prisoner to escape from the C-max prison since it opened 36 years ago. | Ananias Mathe is the first prisoner to escape from the C-max prison since it opened 36 years ago. |
| He reportedly escaped by covering his body in Vaseline and squeezing through his tiny cell window which measured just 20cm by 60cm (8in by 2ft). | He reportedly escaped by covering his body in Vaseline and squeezing through his tiny cell window which measured just 20cm by 60cm (8in by 2ft). |
| Mr Mathe, who is said to have had extensive military training dating in Mozambique, first escaped from custody in April 2005. | Mr Mathe, who is said to have had extensive military training dating in Mozambique, first escaped from custody in April 2005. |
| Shortly after being returned to the prison, a minister said he would leave again for an urgent operation. | |
| Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour said he would be taken to a hospital for an operation to fix the shattered bone in his leg which was wounded during his arrest. |