Radovan Krejcir — PICTURE: ALON SKUY Police and justice officials have been left red-faced following the brazen escape of convicted mobster Radovan Krejcir's alleged go-to hit man.On Monday, 28-year-old Kagiso Ledwaba — the convicted killer of German supercar dealer Uwe Gemballa — was able to get hold of a gun as he appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.After being taken down to the holding cells he held up and disarmed the cell commander. He grabbed a set of keys, which he used to unlock several doors before escaping in a waiting car.Ledwaba escaped after appearing in court for murder, attempted murder, housebreaking, armed robbery and a cash-in-transit heist.He was to appear again tomorrow for sentencing in connection with Gemballa's murder.Gemballa disappeared in 2010 shortly after arriving in South Africa to meet Krejcir and former Teazer's boss, Lolly Jackson, for a business deal. His body was found in a shallow grave in Atteridgeville, outside Pretoria, wrapped in duct...
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