Prison Escape Ends in Four-Hour Manhunt, 18-Month Jail Term
Karoi — A 26-year-old inmate has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after escaping from Hurungwe Prison while working at a cattle kraal in Karoi. Patrick Chiziri was recaptured four hours later along the Harare-Chirundu Road following a tip-off from an anonymous caller.
Kwedu News 
By Staff Reporter
Karoi — A 26-year-old inmate who escaped from Hurungwe Prison while working at a cattle kraal has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being recaptured hours later.
Patrick Chiziri, of Muzari Farm in Mutorashanga, was convicted by the Karoi Magistrates' Court for escaping from lawful custody.
Chiziri was serving a 12-month sentence for unlawful entry when he escaped at around 7am while deployed to work at Langham cattle kraal.
His disappearance triggered a search after a prison officer received information from an anonymous caller at around 8am that an inmate had been spotted in the Karuru area.
A search team was dispatched from Hurungwe Prison at approximately 9am and recaptured Chiziri around 1pm along the Harare-Chirundu Road, near Moy Farm in Karoi.
He was subsequently brought before the Karoi Magistrates' Court, which sentenced him to an additional18 months' imprisonment for the escape.
