Thabo Bester was convicted of rape and murder before pulling off a dramatic jailbreak

Thabo Bester was convicted of rape and murder before pulling off a dramatic jailbreak

 Phill Magakoe

A South African court on Friday rejected an attempt to block the release of a Netflix documentary about a man convicted of rape and murder who faked his own death to escape prison. 

Thabo Bester gained global notoriety in 2023 after his arrest in Tanzania, a year after the dramatic escape from a private prison in Bloemfontein. 

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