Thabo Bester, the notorious South African “Fb” rapist who escaped from jail in Could 2022 whereas serving a life sentence for rape and homicide, has been arrested in Tanzania.
In response to South African police, Bester, who escaped by tricking jail officers into pondering that he had dedicated suicide by self imolation then left the jail dressed as a warden, was arrested in Tanzania, 10 kilometres from the Kenyan border.
It has since been established that quite a few high-ranking jail officers on the facility the place he was incarcerated, a few of whom have been charged, had been concerned in serving to Bester pull off his jail break.
His associate, medical physician Nandipha Magudumana, was additionally arrested in Tanzania. Magudumana has additionally been confirmed to have aided and abetted his escape by procuring the corpse which Bester set on hearth to dupe jail officers. The pair had been deported again to South Africa this morning to face expenses.
In a narrative which has left many of the nation in awe attributable to its brazen nature and quite a few twists and turns, Magudumana’s father was additionally arrested on murder charges associated to the escape of Bester.
On Saturday March 26, South Africa’s division of correctional companies issued a press release confirming that the physique discovered charred past recognition on Could 5 2022 was not that of Bester, that means that he had certainly escaped from jail that fateful morning. A manhunt was then initiated.
Bester used Fb to lure girls to assault them, and he additionally used Twitter, in addition to entry to web companies to run a well-coordinated rip-off proper from his cell in a most safety jail.