/ 16 July 2007

Mathe case postponed to October

The case of Annanias Mathe, the Mozambican national charged with escaping from Pretoria’s C-Max prison, was postponed yet again in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The case was postponed to October 5 in order to centralise all the charges against Mathe.

The 31-year-old wore a wrinkled white shirt over his usual light brown jersey and grey trousers.

As in all his other appearances, his feet were shackled and he was handcuffed.

Mathe is facing 76 other charges, including: 16 charges of housebreaking with intent to steal; theft; three charges of indecent assault; four of robbery; two of attempted rape; attempted housebreaking; unlawful possession of housebreaking implements; 12 counts of malicious damage to property; two counts of corruption; theft; theft from a motor vehicle; and two counts of escaping from lawful custody. — Sapa