WATCH: Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha are back in SA
The infamous ‘Facebook rapist’ and his accomplice, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, allegedly arrived in South Africa at 4 am on Thursday.
Thabo Bester, also known as the ‘Facebook rapist’, escaped the Mangaung prison in May last year by faking his own death.
The news of his escape spread like wildfire and had the whole world talking. This also sparked an investigation into Bester’s escape and a search for the man who faked his own death.
READ: G4S: Cameras near Thabo Bester’s cell ‘non-operational’ during escape
According to Jacaranda FM News, he (Bester), his accomplice Dr Nandipha Magudumana, and a Mozambican national, were arrested in the city of Arusha in Tanzania, near the Kenyan border on Friday night.
Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha have arrived back in South Africa from Tanzania & have been arrested. pic.twitter.com/5z5PYy3OGl
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) April 13, 2023
It was confirmed on Thursday that an aircraft carrying Bester and Magudumana arrived in South Africa.
BREAKING
— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) April 13, 2023
We believe this is the aircraft carrying convicted Facebook rapist #ThaboBester and Dr #NandiphaMagudumana.
It landed shortly before 4am at Lanseria Airport.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/nkF3UQSYBk
"Dr #NandiphaMagudumana walks out of one car into another under heavy police guard. The aircraft carrying her and #ThaboBester landed at Lanseria Airport at 4am," wrote journalist Chriselda Zozi Lewis on Twitter.
BREAKING
— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) April 13, 2023
[WATCH]
Dr #NandiphaMagudumana walks out of one car into another under heavy police guard.
The aircraft carrying her and #ThaboBester landed at Lanseria Airport at 4am.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/fCvYafHN0y
BREAKING
— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) April 13, 2023
[WATCH]
I will be LIVE on @MorningLiveSABC at 6am with all the latest including Facebook rapist #ThaboBester being driven out of a police nyala after the plane he and #DrNandiphaMagudumana were traveling landed at Lanseria Airport.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/w3BISCmWTa
When Martin Bester spoke to Forensic Psychologist Gerard Labuschagne, he said: "He could very possibly be outside of the country. He probably went to one of our neighbouring countries to continue conning people."
READ: Thabo Bester could have left South Africa: Forensic Psychologist
Here’s an updated timeline of the Thabo Bester saga:
In 2011, Thabo Bester was tried and convicted for the rape of two women he had targeted through Facebook. He became known as the 'Facebook Rapist'.
While in prison, it was believed that he had died in May 2022 when his cell went up in flames, leaving only a burnt body as evidence that Bester had been there.
As it turns out, the body that was found in the wreckage of the fire did not belong to Thabo Bester.
At this point Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha knew they had messed up pic.twitter.com/h2lgZhpaxP
— The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) April 13, 2023
For more on this case, be sure to follow the links below:
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