Inmate Believed to Have Taken Own Life After Escaping From Prison in Paarl

Inmate believed to have taken own life after escaping from prison in Paarl

The department of correctional services has confirmed that an inmate who escaped from Allandale Correctional Centre in Paarl in the Western Cape on Tuesday has been found dead.

Paarl prison break ends in tragedy

A daring escape from Allandale Correctional Centre in Paarl has ended in heartbreak, with 23-year-old inmate Graine Martin found dead just hours after fleeing custody. Martin, who had been serving a 12-year sentence for assault and theft since August 2023, slipped away on Tuesday morning while working with the prison’s agricultural team. Word of his disappearance rippled through Paarl East, as police, prison officials and community members launc…

Paarl prison escapee found dead after manhunt

A prison escape in the Western Cape ended in the death of 23-year-old inmate Graine Martin, just hours after fleeing from Allandale Correctional Centre in Paarl.    The Department of Correctional Services, Singabakho Nxumalo, confirmed that Martin, who was serving a 12-year sentence for assault and theft, managed to escape on Tuesday morning while working as part of the prison’s agricultural team.     He had been admitted to custody in August 20…

Escaped Inmate Graine Martin Found Dead - The Bulrushes

Cape Town – Inmate Graine Martin, who escaped from Allandale Correctional Centre in the Western Cape, has been found dead. Martin was serving a 12-year sentence for three counts of assault and theft, having been admitted to the prison facility on 29 August 2023. In a terse statement on Tuesday, 9  September 2025, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed that “an offender, Graine Martin, escaped from Allandale Correctional Centre i…