His name has been on everyone’s lips and made headlines since his prison escape and eventual capture in Tanzania. Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer was on the run after his daring escape from Mangaung prison in May 2022, along with his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana, who allegedly aided his escape. CCTV footage of Thabo Bester’s alleged escape has since been revealed by eNCA journalist Annika Larsen.
THE GREAT ESCAPE
The video allegedly shows the moment in which Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Services. According to a post by eNCA’s Annika Larsen, he escaped at 2:59 am on 3 May 2022. Bester escaped from the Bloemfontein prison after faking his death. He, along with his partner Dr Nandipha and six others have so far been arrested and charged in connection with the escape. According to police, more arrests are imminent. The couple appeared virtually before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court recently. Bester appeared from the Kgosi Mampuru Prison in Pretoria while his lover, Magudumana appeared from Kroonstad Prison, where she is being held. Magudumana’s father Xolile Sekeleni and six other co-accused appeared physically at the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court. Magudumana’s legal representative, Advocate Frans Dlamini, had previously requested her bail application to be reserved due to the emergence of "crucial evidence", which has prompted the need for further investigation. She has since filed an urgent application with the Free State High Court to declare her arrest in Tanzania unlawful.
THE FACEBOOK RAPIST
After raping two models in Durban in 2011, Bester was dubbed the �"Facebook Rapist.†That same year, he killed and robbed his model girlfriend, Nomfundo Tyhulu. His modus operandi of luring models via Facebook into a meeting with him at upmarket hotels for business.
Watch the footage here.
