Cecilia Steyn, who was the central figure in the Krugersdorp killings as depicted in the popular Showmax series Devilsdorp, is facing allegations of planning a prison escape. Steyn was the leader of Electus Per Dius, a religious cult responsible for 11 murders in the Krugersdorp area between 2012 and 2016.
She serves 13 life sentences in the D3 maximum section of the Johannesburg women’s prison. Media reports claim that Cecilia Steyn is accused of attempting to replicate the escape of Thabo Bester, who managed to escape from a maximum-security prison in 2022. Allegedly, a recent raid found a floor plan of the jail in Steyn’s prison cell. However, the Department of Correctional Services has disputed these allegations.
Spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told Krugersdorp News,
“The media houses that have published stories that she was planning to escape is being fooled around by their sources. It is not true”
“We see no need to honour lies with a statement”.
Cecilia Steyn was behind the Krugersdorp killings from 2012 to 2016, portrayed in the Showmax true-crime doccie, ‘Devilsdorp’. Viewers of the 2021 series were taken through the story of Electus Per Dius, a cult responsible for 11 murders in the area. The crimes involved Satanism and unexplained deaths. Cecilia Steyn claimed to be a “42nd generational witch” and the “bride of Satan”, and she is alleged to be the mastermind behind the calculated murders driven by corruption, greed, and sadism.
Steyn’s co-accused, Zak Valentine, Marcel Steyn, and her son, Le Roux Steyn, have also been convicted for their roles in the killing spree. Cecilia Steyn has allegedly started a relationship with another inmate, Suretha Brits, who was found guilty of orchestrating the 2020 murder of her husband. Meanwhile, Steyn’s ex-husband, Dries, a policeman, continues to support her despite their divorce and denies involvement in the Krugersdorp killings.
“I knew nothing about what was going on,”
“I have two children who are suffering until today because of this. I just want to move on and focus on them now.”
