South Africa
Department confirms Thabo Bester escaped from Mangaung prison─── 06:45 Sun, 26 Mar 2023
The Department of Correctional Services is searching for the convicted Facebook rapist Thabo Bester and is asking for the public's help.
He escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in the Free State in May 2022 after a fire broke out in his cell.
An investigation by Ground Up shows the official DNA records of the corpse found in his prison cell in May 2022, does not match that of Bester.
Bester was sent to prison in 2011 when he was found guilty of murder and rape, amongst other crimes.
According to eNCA, the department says there will be serious consequences for those found to have been involved in his escape.
MEDIA STATEMENT| DCS INVESTIGATION ON THABO BESTER pic.twitter.com/R4iuEwSVxj
— Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services ???? (@Min_JCS) March 25, 2023
Justice for Bester's victims
Minister Ronald Lamola says justice will prevail for the victims of Facebook rapist Thabo Bester.
Speaking outside the Law Society's annual conference, Lamola said that investigations into Bester's possible escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre are ongoing.
Lamola updates the media on the Facebook Rapist #ThaboBester.
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) March 24, 2023
He says that there is an “ongoing investigation” on the matter. pic.twitter.com/BLD4hgvkAf
