Bester and co-accused back in court for pre-trial hearing

Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, and their co-accused are heading back to court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing following Bester's daring escape in May 2022.

For now, it is understood that a trial date can only be set once Bester and Magudumana's other court matters have been resolved.

Bester is fighting his jail conditions while his former love interest has taken her fight for freedom to the Constitutional Court. This comes after the pair's escape was stopped in April 2023, and they were brought back to South Africa to face charges.

Bester, Magudumana, Senohe Matsoara, Zolile Sekeleni, Teboho Liphoko, Buti Masukela, Tieho Makhotsa, Zanda Moyo, and Joel Makhetha face charges of fraud, corruption, assisting an inmate to escape, violation of a body, arson, and defeating the ends of justice.

The eight accused are alleged to have assisted in Thabo Bester's escape from the Mangaung Correctional Facility, where he was serving a sentence for murder and rape.

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