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Brain Francisco Roman is a 26-year-old convict who managed to escape a prison recently by impersonating his sleeping cellmate, who was set to be released., Viral News, Times Now

A G4S security guard is expected to appear at the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Thursday in connection with Thabo Bester's prison escape.

The multinational G4S security company, which operates correctional centres in both Bloemfontein and Louis Trichardt, has come under the spotlight since the arrest of prison escapee Thabo Bester along with his lover, Nandipha Magudumana, on the Tanzanian border.

Small news agency GroundUp is not known for covering salacious stories like this Bonnie and Clyde tale. Its editor, Nathan Geffen, explains the reason they took on the story.

Motsoaledi said their search at the home affairs systems revealed that there was no record of the fugitive from the national population's register.

Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester refuses to eat prison food, citing safety concerns and fears of being poised following his recapture and detention at the Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.



Police say they are closing the net on those responsible for aiding convicted killed and rapist Thabo Bester in his escape.

Acting national commissioner for correctional services Makgothi Thobakgale has accused the director of Mangaung Correctional Centre of losing control of the maximum security prison.

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says a Department of Correctional Services probe needs to be reopened into the officials who were on duty when Thabo Bester escaped from prison.

Two Virginia inmates are back in custody after they allegedly escaped from jail by tunneling through a cell wall, authorities said.