Cape Town – The father of a man whose charred remains were found in a prison cell was disappointed that the State did not intervene during court proceedings against murder and rape convict Thabo Bester.
According to EWN, Batho Mpholo, the father, attended the proceedings where Bester and his alleged partner, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The deceased man, Katlego Bereng, had been illegally taken from a mortuary, placed in Bester’s cell, and set on fire as part of an escape attempt.
Bester and Magudumana’s behaviour in court upset Bereng’s family, who found it disrespectful.
REUNITED IN THE DOCK: #ThaboBester and his lover #DrNandiphaMagudumana meet for the first time since their arrest in Tanzania. @LindA_MniSii pic.twitter.com/2lTZIGAUEv
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) August 8, 2023
The couple appeared happy and spent time catching up before the proceedings began.
They were seated next to each other and they kept on gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes.
“It’s very disappointing to see that people to do such a horrible thing and then act as if nothing happened. No sense of remorse. The prosecutor was supposed to keep everything in order. We controlled ourselves yet people who were supposed to be silent are making a mockery of the court,” the report quoted the father as saying.
Bereng had died under suspicious circumstances, and his body was unlawfully used for the escape plan.
He had been associated with the Bloemfontein Celtics soccer club.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
