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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2023
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South Africa Prison Break: How a Convicted Murderer Faked Death to Escape From a Life Sentence
convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester managed to fake his death and live undetected for nearly a year before being captured in Tanzania. This elaborate prison break, coupled with Bester's audacity and cunning, gripped the nation and raised serious concerns about corruption and incompetence within the country's correctional services.
Thabo Bester, infamously known as the "Facebook Rapist," was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 for a series of heinous crimes. Bester used social media to lure women with promises of job opportunities, only to rape, rob, and in at least one case, murder them. His conviction was a significant moment for South Africa, a country grappling with high rates of sexual violence, and it offered a semblance of justice to his victims.
However, Bester’s crimes did not end with his imprisonment. Instead, he continued to manipulate and deceive, this time from behind bars, orchestrating an escape that would later be described as "like something out of a movie."
On May 3, 2022, a fire broke out in an isolation cell at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, a maximum-security prison in Bloemfontein managed by the British security firm G4S. Authorities believed that Bester had died in the fire, reportedly setting himself alight. The charred remains found in the cell were initially assumed to be his, and it seemed that Bester had met a tragic end.
However, this narrative began to unravel when an autopsy revealed that the body found in the cell had died from blunt force trauma to the head before being set ablaze. There were no signs of smoke inhalation, indicating that the fire was a cover-up for the murder of an unknown individual. Bester had, in fact, orchestrated the entire event to escape.
As investigations unfolded, it became clear that Bester had not only escaped but had done so with the help of prison staff. He had reportedly bribed officials and manipulated the system, disguising himself in a warder's uniform and walking out of the prison. The body found in his cell had been smuggled in, and Bester had carefully planned every detail of his escape, exploiting weak spots in the prison’s security.
After his escape, Bester lived under a false identity in Hyde Park, one of Johannesburg's wealthiest suburbs. He was accompanied by his girlfriend, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, a well-known celebrity doctor who specialized in aesthetic treatments. The couple lived a life of luxury, with Bester reportedly shopping in high-end grocery stores and staying in a rented mansion. They even traveled across borders, evading capture for nearly a year.
Bester’s escape remained undiscovered until March 2023, when DNA tests on the body found in his cell confirmed that it was not him. GroundUp, a South African news agency, was among the first to report the discrepancies in the official account, sparking public outrage and intense media scrutiny.
The pressure from the media and public eventually forced authorities to act. On April 7, 2023, Bester and Magudumana were arrested in the Tanzanian city of Arusha, after a joint operation involving Interpol and private security firms. The couple was found with multiple fake passports, indicating they had planned to flee further.
South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola confirmed their extradition to South Africa on April 13, 2023. Bester was returned to custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Central Maximum Correctional Facility, while Magudumana was arrested pending further court proceedings. The couple's capture marked the end of their year-long run but also the beginning of a new chapter in the saga, as they now face additional charges.
Bester’s escape highlighted severe flaws in South Africa's prison system, particularly the role of corruption and incompetence. G4S, the private company managing Mangaung Correctional Centre, has faced intense criticism for its handling of the situation. Several of its employees have been dismissed, and the South African government has taken over the management of the prison.
The case also prompted a parliamentary inquiry, with accusations that high-ranking officials, including the Justice Minister, knew about Bester's escape months before it became public. These revelations have further eroded public trust in the country's correctional services and raised questions about the effectiveness of South Africa's criminal justice system.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Gerard Labuschagne, who interviewed Bester in 2011, described him as a manipulative and dangerous individual. Despite his imprisonment, Bester showed no signs of remorse or rehabilitation. His ability to charm and deceive, even from within a maximum-security prison, underscores the threat he poses to society.
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Thabo Bester, infamously known as the "Facebook Rapist," was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 for a series of heinous crimes. Bester used social media to lure women with promises of job opportunities, only to rape, rob, and in at least one case, murder them. His conviction was a significant moment for South Africa, a country grappling with high rates of sexual violence, and it offered a semblance of justice to his victims.
However, Bester’s crimes did not end with his imprisonment. Instead, he continued to manipulate and deceive, this time from behind bars, orchestrating an escape that would later be described as "like something out of a movie."
On May 3, 2022, a fire broke out in an isolation cell at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, a maximum-security prison in Bloemfontein managed by the British security firm G4S. Authorities believed that Bester had died in the fire, reportedly setting himself alight. The charred remains found in the cell were initially assumed to be his, and it seemed that Bester had met a tragic end.
However, this narrative began to unravel when an autopsy revealed that the body found in the cell had died from blunt force trauma to the head before being set ablaze. There were no signs of smoke inhalation, indicating that the fire was a cover-up for the murder of an unknown individual. Bester had, in fact, orchestrated the entire event to escape.
As investigations unfolded, it became clear that Bester had not only escaped but had done so with the help of prison staff. He had reportedly bribed officials and manipulated the system, disguising himself in a warder's uniform and walking out of the prison. The body found in his cell had been smuggled in, and Bester had carefully planned every detail of his escape, exploiting weak spots in the prison’s security.
After his escape, Bester lived under a false identity in Hyde Park, one of Johannesburg's wealthiest suburbs. He was accompanied by his girlfriend, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, a well-known celebrity doctor who specialized in aesthetic treatments. The couple lived a life of luxury, with Bester reportedly shopping in high-end grocery stores and staying in a rented mansion. They even traveled across borders, evading capture for nearly a year.
Bester’s escape remained undiscovered until March 2023, when DNA tests on the body found in his cell confirmed that it was not him. GroundUp, a South African news agency, was among the first to report the discrepancies in the official account, sparking public outrage and intense media scrutiny.
The pressure from the media and public eventually forced authorities to act. On April 7, 2023, Bester and Magudumana were arrested in the Tanzanian city of Arusha, after a joint operation involving Interpol and private security firms. The couple was found with multiple fake passports, indicating they had planned to flee further.
South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola confirmed their extradition to South Africa on April 13, 2023. Bester was returned to custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Central Maximum Correctional Facility, while Magudumana was arrested pending further court proceedings. The couple's capture marked the end of their year-long run but also the beginning of a new chapter in the saga, as they now face additional charges.
Bester’s escape highlighted severe flaws in South Africa's prison system, particularly the role of corruption and incompetence. G4S, the private company managing Mangaung Correctional Centre, has faced intense criticism for its handling of the situation. Several of its employees have been dismissed, and the South African government has taken over the management of the prison.
The case also prompted a parliamentary inquiry, with accusations that high-ranking officials, including the Justice Minister, knew about Bester's escape months before it became public. These revelations have further eroded public trust in the country's correctional services and raised questions about the effectiveness of South Africa's criminal justice system.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Gerard Labuschagne, who interviewed Bester in 2011, described him as a manipulative and dangerous individual. Despite his imprisonment, Bester showed no signs of remorse or rehabilitation. His ability to charm and deceive, even from within a maximum-security prison, underscores the threat he poses to society.
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This fool likes to stir racial tension
Go back to Zimbabwe.
If it is not a bad joke that the US government is doing, why don't they arrest Martelly if they have proof that he is a "drud trafficker?" It means that Martelly has contributed to countless numbers of American deaths in the US! Why is the US justice department and the DEA not issuing an arrest warrant for his arrest? They knew that he was a drug dealer when they put him in in Haiti! The American people must ask that they arrest Martelly now!
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Ag Foggoff Julius. We don't give a shit what you want. Djoumasepoes maaan. Tsek
Rename it VBS
Shame she's in menopause!!!!!
Zimbabwe is on the RISE and its lithium and other natural resources will be shared among its friends.
Saving with equity bank is a suicide
Rest in power Steve biko.❤
Everything that's been renamed suffered implosion. No sense why Rhodes University gota be renamed when they're against colonial education 🤦🏽♂️ They build nothing, invent nothing... He's party is dying & he will do & suggest anything for free publicity & relevance. He should be jailed for incitement
So sad
The VBS thief has the audacity to deliver a public speech....he should rather explain how his party causes more pain to poor black people by looting their money from VBS....imagine this VBS thief blaming colonialism yet he is the one to steal
You can all make noise that won't change the fact that it will be Changed as some area names has already changed. We can't praise our colonisers.
Ag shut up!!!!!!
Your computer voice is patheticly weak!
Build your own
How will it creat jobs?
Who is he to demand that, he must stay in his lane of opposition. That is why he will never rule this country
Apartheid is gone it it's know more stop bringing apartheid in the mist an look to the future to change name"s cost a lot of money you can spend that money on the poor people of the country
EFF must build university n name Steve Biko..... always change everything from apartheid to ur leaders n neglect it .. useless eff
Go build build in your backyard with vbs money😮😮😮😮 eff
Surprise surprise.
Why don't they name the university to Malema's Popeye Mampara University that sounds more appropriately
Jy praat poepel, jy kak net domkop
Malema se p@$s, he built nothing.
They should really care about😮 building the country .Not changing names and we the tax payers must fit the bill .People got no food on the table .First things first😮😮😮
Why is Malema putting his fingers everywhere . He is only the fourth party .and even did bad in the election .zJe should not interfere with everyhing .Everything was running well in this country .All this cost is comming out from our. Tax payers pockets .All this is unnecassry 😮😮😮
CIC of what?????
Butch idiots. Fighting over names instead of fughting for better living conditions the poor high power charges
Build a new one and name it what you want
They think by changing names they are the best politicians and not by changing the poor living conditions of the poorest of the poor
Malema Leave your BS against names of university to be changed as well as street and provinces names. You or your nation did not build it or spent a cent in building this any of this country. Pay back VSB self enrichment. Stop defamation outburst agains the white and other citizens and lies about the history of South Africans. If you dont like it go rest of Africa up north. About minerals of this country to many illegal blacks are stripping the mines so just shut up about our country that was in working order 30 yrs ago and now mostly destroyed by your nasion. Face facts ans stop your stupid recommendations for fame!!
Did Biko funded this university? What did the EFF or Biko ever started or funded. Malema is a braindead idiot that hasn't contributed anything in this beautifull country.
Long live Stevie Bantu my family! I keep his love alive for our!!!!! People! Around the world. The Bantu are the people of the Father.
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I will NOT subscribe to this channel with your speaker pronouncing his name incorrectly!! @AfricaReview1
Good
@@TP-fq8wd Sorry for that
Renaming a place does not make it another's...just like you cannot change one's sex or gender....😅
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MALEMA CAN FOKOF HIS NOT PRESIDENT
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Steve Biko's university must be built somewhere else. Lets see what the EFF can do about that.
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I gree😅
All Eff members as mad as there leader mallema 😮😮😮
Eff expired
Pay back VBS first Julius
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...apparently R16 million. Thats why he owns R28000 Louis Vittons shoes and a house in Sandton as well as a Penthouse!!! Black Minopoly Capatalist !!
This man has very little to offer which is constructive. He's a complete and total hypocritical prick. And that's almost complimentary.
Why does he not change his forename first as it symbolizes Colonialism
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Banaid changes. We don't hear him suggesting we build a school or university named after steve biko. No, lets do the bare minimum under the false pretense that you actually care about black south africans
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Correct!!
They don’t neee more deployment if the one they have there isn’t doing anything at all
The Kenyan police have no business in Haiti.
Any resource at all, it here
yes look at her,......a real natszi
Great leader. Great politian.
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She doesn't know her 'place'.😅
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Neither do you.
She have no interest in South Africans..... she is making all the moves for zionists moving to WC ...
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This grany will destroy the GN U
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She must go back to kazaria
Go home lady we do not need you
The most experienced politician in SA. You can either love or hate her.
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