Thabo Bester a South African convicted rapist who reportedly escaped from prison while serving a life jail sentence at the Maximum-Security prison has been tracked down and rearrested with 6 others.

In May 2022, Thabo escaped from the prison according to the Department of correctional service. However, News 24 has confirmed the rearrest of Thabo Bester and 6 other people.

The convicted rapist who fled from the cell was tracked down again in Tanzania through fingerprint. The Tanzanian authorities wasted no time in deporting the convicted criminal to the South African government.

His deportation was quickly followed by drastic action from the South African government. He was hastily taken back to prison custody.

Magudumana and Bester will appear in court in Bloemfontein on Thursday on multiple charges, including the violation of bodies, aiding and abetting escape, murder due to a "number of bodies found"; violation of bodies; and fraud.

News 247 also confirmed that Bester was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend in Cape Town, on top of several sentences of 15 years for the rape and robbery of women in Durban.