A teenage awaiting-trial prisoner has been found dead in a Pietermaritzburg police cell, police said yesterday.
A teenage awaiting-trial prisoner has been found dead in a Pietermaritzburg police cell, police said yesterday.
The 17-year-old was arrested in Durban on Friday for theft of a motor vehicle and taken to Pietermaritzburg where he was expected to appear in the local magistrate's court yesterday.
His body was found during a cell count on Sunday night before the night shift handover, police spokesman Superintendent Henry Budhram said. - Sapa
Teenager dies in cell
A teenage awaiting-trial prisoner has been found dead in a Pietermaritzburg police cell, police said yesterday.
A teenage awaiting-trial prisoner has been found dead in a Pietermaritzburg police cell, police said yesterday.
The 17-year-old was arrested in Durban on Friday for theft of a motor vehicle and taken to Pietermaritzburg where he was expected to appear in the local magistrate's court yesterday.
His body was found during a cell count on Sunday night before the night shift handover, police spokesman Superintendent Henry Budhram said. - Sapa