Durban - Murder accused Ashen Vishnudath is still on the run after escaping from Westville Prison.
The 27-year-old murder accused conjured an elaborate plan to escape from Westville Prison more than a week ago and succeeded.
All it cost was R300 and a fake identity document.
Vishnudath is accused of killing Reservoir Hills mechanic Navandren Govender and has been in police custody since March this year. He was due to appear in court at the end of this month.
According to a well-placed source, Vishnudath, of Reservoir Hills, convinced two others to help him
“There is another inmate, named Dion Perumal, who was granted R300 bail. He (Vishnudath) got to know about this and he collected Dion’s personal information, like his cell number and other details. He then contacted a friend and told him to pay Dion’s bail,” claimed the source.
Last Wednesday, a day before the escape, Vishnudath told prison officials he lost his inmate card and needed a new one.
“He created a card using Perumal’s name and information. On Thursday morning two men arrived to bail out an inmate called Dion Perumal. Vishnudath was waiting and responded when guards called out the name.”
The bail was paid and Vishnudath walked out. It was only days later that the investigating officers in Vishnudath’s case realised what had happened.
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