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| Thabo Bester: South Africa's 'Facebook rapist' deported from Tanzania | Thabo Bester: South Africa's 'Facebook rapist' deported from Tanzania |
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| Thabo Bester escaped after his cell was set alight and a corpse was put in it to give the impression he had died | Thabo Bester escaped after his cell was set alight and a corpse was put in it to give the impression he had died |
| Tanzania has deported one of South Africa's most-wanted fugitives, the rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who faked his death in prison and fled to the East African state. | Tanzania has deported one of South Africa's most-wanted fugitives, the rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who faked his death in prison and fled to the East African state. |
| Bester was flown to South Africa in a specially chartered plane, following his arrest in Tanzania last week. | Bester was flown to South Africa in a specially chartered plane, following his arrest in Tanzania last week. |
| His girlfriend, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, who was arrested with him, has also been deported. | His girlfriend, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, who was arrested with him, has also been deported. |
| Her father has been charged with helping Bester escape from prison. | Her father has been charged with helping Bester escape from prison. |
| Bester was at large for a year after it was thought he died by setting himself on fire in his prison cell in the South African city of Bloemfontein. | Bester was at large for a year after it was thought he died by setting himself on fire in his prison cell in the South African city of Bloemfontein. |
| A manhunt was launched last month after a new post-mortem investigation revealed the body was not actually his. | A manhunt was launched last month after a new post-mortem investigation revealed the body was not actually his. |
| The celebrity doctor's father, Zolile Sekeleni, and a suspended prison warden, Senohe Matsoara, have been charged with murder, arson and aiding and abetting Bester's escape. | The celebrity doctor's father, Zolile Sekeleni, and a suspended prison warden, Senohe Matsoara, have been charged with murder, arson and aiding and abetting Bester's escape. |
| The two men appeared in a magistrate's court in Bloemfontein earlier this week. | The two men appeared in a magistrate's court in Bloemfontein earlier this week. |
| They were not asked to plead, and no further details were given of the charges. | They were not asked to plead, and no further details were given of the charges. |
| The case was postponed to 17 April for a possible bail application. | The case was postponed to 17 April for a possible bail application. |
| Two other people have also been arrested in connection with Bester's escape, but they have not yet been formally charged. | Two other people have also been arrested in connection with Bester's escape, but they have not yet been formally charged. |
| Bester has been taken to a high-security prison in the capital, Pretoria, while his girlfriend has been taken to court in Bloemfontein. | Bester has been taken to a high-security prison in the capital, Pretoria, while his girlfriend has been taken to court in Bloemfontein. |
| She will be charged with murder, fraud and helping Bester escape, police said. | She will be charged with murder, fraud and helping Bester escape, police said. |
| Bester is also expected to face fresh charges following his shocking prison break. | Bester is also expected to face fresh charges following his shocking prison break. |
| He is known as the "Facebook rapist" for using the social networking site to lure his victims. | He is known as the "Facebook rapist" for using the social networking site to lure his victims. |
| He was convicted in 2012 for the rape and murder of his model girlfriend Nomfundo Tyhulu. | He was convicted in 2012 for the rape and murder of his model girlfriend Nomfundo Tyhulu. |
| A year earlier, he was found guilty of raping and robbing two other women. | A year earlier, he was found guilty of raping and robbing two other women. |
| Bester's escape sparked outrage in South Africa, which has one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world. | Bester's escape sparked outrage in South Africa, which has one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world. |
| UK-owned security company G4S was running the prison from where Bester escaped. | UK-owned security company G4S was running the prison from where Bester escaped. |
| The prison's management has been taken over by South African prison officials, pending the outcome of an investigation into Bester's escape. | The prison's management has been taken over by South African prison officials, pending the outcome of an investigation into Bester's escape. |
| A parliamentary committee summoned G4S to appear before MPs to account for Bester's escape. | |
| A representative of the company, Cobus Groenewoud, admitted to security breaches on the day of the escape, but said they could not be held responsible. | |
| Some employees had also been sacked after being implicated in wrongdoing, Mr Groenewoud said. | Some employees had also been sacked after being implicated in wrongdoing, Mr Groenewoud said. |
| MPs were critical of G4S, accusing it of "whitewashing" the facts around the escape and withholding vital information, which the company's representative denied. | MPs were critical of G4S, accusing it of "whitewashing" the facts around the escape and withholding vital information, which the company's representative denied. |
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| South Africa | South Africa |