pe , ▁hij ack ing ▁and ▁armed ▁rob ber y ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁being ▁det ained ▁in ▁the ▁A 6 ▁w ard ▁of ▁C - Max ▁Pen it enti ary ▁which ▁houses ▁dangerous ▁and ▁hard ened ▁crim inals , ▁Mat he ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁by ▁sm ear ing ▁himself ▁with ▁pet role um ▁jel ly ▁and ▁sl iding ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁cell ▁window , ▁which ▁measured ▁only ▁ 2 0   cm ▁x ▁ 6 0   cm . ▁This ▁d aring ▁escape ▁led ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁press ▁to ▁dub ▁him ▁' H oud ini '. ▁Mat he ▁had ▁escaped ▁from ▁police ▁cust ody ▁before , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁escape ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁nation wide ▁man h unt , ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁closely ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁local ▁media . ▁He ▁was ▁re - arr ested ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( about ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁his ▁escape ), ▁when ▁he ▁hij ack ed ▁a ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁aff lu ent ▁Johannes burg ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Cra igh all . ▁Un known ▁to ▁Mat he , ▁the ▁vehicle ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁satellite ▁tracking ▁device , ▁which ▁led ▁police ▁and ▁private ▁security ▁companies ▁to ▁Mat he ▁after ▁a ▁ch ase ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁leg ▁and ▁but to cks . ▁ ▁Mat he ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁on ▁ 6 7 ▁of ▁ 7 1 ▁charges ▁including ▁ra