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Breaking News: Bester and girlfriend back in South Africa

───   LUCKY NKUYANE 06:48 Thu, 13 Apr 2023

Breaking News: Bester and girlfriend back in South Africa | News Article
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Facebook rapist and convicted murderer, Thabo Bester, and his girlfriend, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, have been brought back to South Africa following their arrest in Tanzania.

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirms they arrived this morning.


Bester was serving a life sentence at the Mangaung Prison in Bloemfontein before his infamous escape in May 2022. 

He allegedly lived the high life in Johannesburg in the wake of his escape, after reportedly staging his death in a well-calculated fire in his cell where a charred body of an unknown person was found.


Thus far four people, including Magudumama's father, and a former G4S security guard, among others, have been arrested for their alleged role in the Bester escape.

Two appeared in court on Tuesday and were remanded in custody pending a formal bail hearing.

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Another suspect – a 44-year-old man – will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Thursday to face charges of aiding and abetting a convicted prisoner in escaping from lawful custody, defeating the ends of justice, as well as violation of a dead body.

On Thursday, police minister Bheki Cele and minister of Justice and Correctional Services (JCS), Ronald Lamola, will address the nation on the Bester arrest.

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