Africa News of Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Lead investigator in runaway South African rapist’s case found dead

South African rapist standing trial, Bester Thabo South African rapist standing trial, Bester Thabo

The top investigator in the case of Bester Thabo, a South African rapist who broke out of prison, is reported dead.

The news was confirmed by the country’s police force.

The deceased, Brigadier Jackson Mkhaulesi is said to have attended a court hearing earlier in the day but was found dead in his car hours later on Monday, June 5, 2023.

The police added that it is investigating the death of the 59-year-old detective whose death comes off as suicide.

He attended a court hearing where Bester’s girlfriend, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, fought to declare her arrest in Tanzania unlawful but lost completely before his demise.

Thabo Bester, who lured his victims through social media, faked his death and broke out of prison in 2022.

He was arrested alongside his girlfriend who is believed to be an accomplice in Tanzania in April this year and extradited to South Africa.

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