Thabo Bester escape — no reason for bail to be granted,...
‘The people employed to guard and make sure remains behind bars for the rest of his life are the same people who assisted him in the escape.’
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‘The people employed to guard and make sure remains behind bars for the rest of his life are the same people who assisted him in the escape.’
The bail hearing of the five suspects accused of assisting Thabo Bester in his prison escape resumed on Friday.
Five of the eight accused in the Thabo Bester matter appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Friday for their ongoing bail hearing.
The defence lawyer for accused 3, Teboho James Lipholo, put it to the state witness, who is from the SAPS' Provincial Organised Crime Unit, that news about Bester's escape was already in the public...
Five people accused of helping convicted rapist and killer Thabo Bester escape from a maximum-security prison last year will have to remain behind bars for longer after their bail hearing was postponed for closing arguments.