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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Two people have been arrested in connection with “Facebook rapist” and murderer Thabo Bester’s prison escape.<\/p>\n

On Monday, police confirmed that they had arrested a 39\u2013year-old former G4S employee and a 65-year-old man from Port Edward in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

The two are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate\u2019s Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“The multi-disciplinary team investigating Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre arrested the duo over the past weekend,” police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The former G4S employee was arrested at his residence in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 08 April 2023, while the 65-year-old man was arrested on Friday, 07 April 2023, at his home in Port Edward.”<\/p>\n

G4S is the private security company contracted to manage Mangaung Correctional Centre, where Bester was incarcerated.<\/p>\n

GroundUp reported that he escaped on 3 May in a ruse which involved his prison cell going up in flames. A body was found after the fire, but it has since emerged that it was a decoy. The identity of the body has not been made public yet, if it is known.<\/p>\n

The two arrested have been charged with aiding and abetting a convicted prisoner to escape from lawful custody.<\/p>\n

Bester and his socialite girlfriend Dr Nandipha Magudumana disappeared once the news reports surfaced, but they and a Mozambican national, who allegedly assisted them in their getaway, were arrested in the Tanzanian city of Arusha.<\/p>\n

It is believed that they were on their way to Kenya at the time of their arrest.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a high-level government delegation led by SAPS deputy national commissioner responsible for policing, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, has travelled to Arusha.<\/p>\n

“The team is currently engaged with their Tanzanian counterparts to finalise all legal processes required towards bringing escapee Thabo Bester and his accomplices to justice in South Africa,” police said.<\/p>\n

National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola welcomed the latest arrests and said that more could not be ruled out.<\/p>\n

He reiterated the appeal for patience as investigators worked on the case.<\/p>\n

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