Fugitive who faked death with burnt corpse returned to prison in South Africa

Rapist and murderer’s escape sparked outrage over competence of country’s police and criminal justice system

A fugitive rapist and murderer who left a burnt corpse in his cell during a jailbreak has returned to prison in South Africa after fleeing to Tanzania.

The case has embarrassed authorities and sparked fresh outrage over the competence of South Africa’s police and criminal justice system.