JUST IN | Burnt body found in Thabo Bester's cell has been identified
Zolile Sekeleni, Magudumana's father, has been granted bail of R10 000. He is confined to his home jurisdiction of Port Edward.- Alex PatrickMagudumana cuts a dejected figure in the dock. Her head is bowed, unlike her three co-accused, who have generally been looking straight forward. She has her fists tightly clenched.The State has requested the case be postponed to 3-4 May for bail applications to be heard.The prosecutor tells the court Magudumana has no previous convictions.
The pair only made the connection recently after childhood images of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester found their way into the media.Thabo Bester saga: Police fail to collect evidence of Magudumana's Bloemfontein trips Nandipha Magudumana, who is facing charges of murder and aiding Thabo Bester's escape, used Bester's alias to book accommodation in Bloemfontein and Ballito in the weeks leading up to the escape. More than R120 000 was spent on these bookings, GroundUp reported.
The police were informed of an invoice for a luxury hotel in Bloemfontein over a week ago. The invoice was left behind in the Hyde Park property where Magudumana and Bester were staying. The police raided the house, but didn't enter a section of the property with the invoice and Magudumana's diary. As of Friday, the police had not sent anyone to pick up the invoice and diary, nor had they contacted the hotel in question.
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