Nandipha Magudumana

Nandipha Magudumana – Thabo Bester’s alleged partner in crime – is accused of commiting insurance fraud with three unclaimed dead bodies.
Images via Twitter/ Instagram: @drnandipha

Thabo Bester protégé? Dr Nandipha insured THREE dead bodies

Partners in crime? Thabo Bester’s alleged lover Nandipha Magudumana is accused of committing insurance fraud by cashing in multiple bodies.

Nandipha Magudumana

Nandipha Magudumana – Thabo Bester’s alleged partner in crime – is accused of commiting insurance fraud with three unclaimed dead bodies.
Images via Twitter/ Instagram: @drnandipha

She allegedly helped carry Thabo Bester’s great prison escape, harbour a fugitive, and run several scams with his assistance. But now Nandipha Magudumana – known as Dr Nandi – is also accused of committing insurance fraud with not one, but three dead bodies.

The celebrity aesthetics doctor – who was arrested alongside Bester in Tanzania – is a wanted woman on additional shocking charges. 

In May 2022, Nandipha allegedly helped Bester fake his death in a prison fire at the Magaung Correctional Centre. This was reportedly done by planting a dead body in the prison cell occupied by Bester. 

The couple then kept a low profile at the businesswoman’s Hyde Park home until just a few weeks ago, when they allegedly skipped the country.

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DR NANDIPHA’S SHOCKING CHARGES REVEALED

According to Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Dr Nandipha collected insurance for three dead bodies. The Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions owner claimed that the bodies belonged to her brother, father, and customary husband. She allegedly collected over R1 million in each payout.

In a media briefing following Bester and Nandipha’s arrest, Cele claimed that authorities were alerted after the latter was asked to reveal the men’s identities.

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He added: “We believe the doctor herself could not have done it alone. But if the police were part of a cover-up, we will find them”.

Cele also claimed that police were investigating a case of murder of the body found in Bester’s cell.

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‘FACEBOOK RAPIST’ AND DOCTOR TO BE DEPORTED

According to eNCA, three people were arrested in Arusha, Tanzania, on Friday night after being followed. Two of them are Bester and his alleged girlfriend Dr Nandipha. The third is a Mozambican national who assisted the couple.

eNCA journalist Silindelo Masikane revealed that Tanzanian police were alerted that Bester and Magudumana were in the country via an Interpol Red Notice.

Thabo Bester captured in Tanzania
Thabo Bester captured in Tanzania. Images via Twitter @IamMzilikazi

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“We were getting indications from last week that Bester had fled the country,” she told the broadcaster during a live crossing on Saturday.

In a press briefing held a few hours later, Minister of Justice and Correction Ronald Lamola announced that both Bester and Maguduma would be deported. They will then face criminal charges back in South Africa.

It’s unclear when they will arrive.