The National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, will brief the media on the Thabo Bester escape incident.
'G4S owes us answers': The mother of a Thabo Bester rape victim says his escape reignited nightmaresFacebook Rapist Thabo Bester pleaded guilty to two charges of rape and one of murder in separate trials in 2011 and 2012 and was sentenced to an effective life sentence.
- After Bester was reported to have committed suicide in his cell at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein in May last year, GroundUp published a series of stories on evidence that he had, in fact, escaped. - While the correctional services department has admitted the body found in Bester's cell was plausibly not his, G4S - the company managing the private prison - has reportedly insisted it is.Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who escaped from prison on 3 May 2022, has been running a scam construction company called Arum Properties with celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana.
The couple convinced several people to pay millions of rand for construction projects, but never delivered the goods.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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