Convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester's escape from the privately managed Mangaung Prison, was “well calculated, organised”, and there was clear evidence of inside assistance, according to correctional services commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale.
he escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester from the privately managed Mangaung Prison in Bloemfontein was “well calculated, organised” and there was clear evidence of inside assistance, said correctional services commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale.
“The findings of the report into the escape pointed to the fact that the director of Mangaung prison had lost effective control of the facility.” He also said G4S had still not conceded that Bester escaped from the prison, instead maintaining that he died in his cell. This was despite “overwhelming scientific evidence” to the contrary.
Known as the “Facebook rapist”, Bester was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for rape and murder. While in prison he ran, allegedly with the knowledge and assistance of his partner, medical doctor Nandipha Magudumana, which defrauded unsuspecting “clients” of millions of rands.
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