According to IOL, the official who wrote up the original report claimed that when he and another officer went to the cells to count the suspects, the same man who claimed the two men turned into cats, told them the same story.

The police have, however, managed to re-arrest one of the suspects, and despite the hairball story being, like, totally believable, police have confirmed that they are now investigating the police officers who were on duty at the time of the alleged transformation and escape.

Not buying into the bulls**t cat story, Colonel Noxolo Kweza said, “Meyerton police have opened a disciplinary case against members following an escape from lawful custody. This follows an incident where two suspects, who were arrested for possession of hijacked goods, escaped from police custody. The circumstances of the escape will form part of the investigation.”

Common sense prevails as even the police have to admit that it is far more likely that dodgy cops helped the suspects escape than it being a case of therianthropy.

[source:iol]