Thabo Bester and an alleged accomplice are seen escaping the Mangaung prison on 3 May 2022 in leaked CCTV footage.
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Great escape: CCTV reveals Thabo Bester flees prison [watch]
Caught in the act! Watch Thabo Bester and his accomplice escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in this leaked CCTV footage…
Thabo Bester and an alleged accomplice are seen escaping the Mangaung prison on 3 May 2022 in leaked CCTV footage.
Images via Twitter:
@annikalarsen1
CCTV footage of Thabo Bester fleeing on foot from the Magaung Correctional Centre has been leaked to the public.
The convicted criminal faked his death and escaped from his cell in the Bloemfontein prison on 3 May 2022. He did so with the help of former G4S employees, his partner Nandipha Magudumana and her father, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni.
The accused are charged with planting the body of Bloemfontein resident Katlego Bereng in Bester’s cell and later starting a fire.
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THABO BESTER: FOOTAGE OF ESCAPE LEAKS
In a clip posted by eNCA’s Annika Larson, Thabo Bester and former G4S technician Teboho Lipholo are seen running out of the Magaung prison at 02:49 on 3 May 2022.
According to EWN, Lipholo helped smuggle Bereng’s body into Bester’s cell just hours before the escape.
He also disabled the CCTV cameras of the isolation block known as “Broadway” so that movements were not seen inside Bester’s cell.
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However, cameras posted outside the prison spotted Bester and Lipholo running out.
Take a look…
WHO HELPED HIM ESCAPE?
Thabo Bester and seven others are currently on trial for charges relating to his escape.
The group faces up to 16 criminal charges, including fraud, violating a body, corruption, arson, escaping from lawful custody, and defeating the ends of justice.
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They include
- Escapee Thabo Bester
- G4S supervisor Senohe Matsaora
- CCTV technician Teboho Lipholo
- CCR controllers Tieho Frans Makhotsa and Nastassja Jansen
- G4S employee Buti Masukela
- Bester’s alleged partner Nandipha Magudumana
- Nandipha’s father Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni
Bester, Magudumana – who both have yet to apply for bail – and Sekeleni will return to the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on 20 June pending further investigation.
Meanwhile, the five other former prison employees will remain in custody pending a bail application and closing arguments on 23 May.
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