Her legal team had requested she appear virtually, as they said she was not feeling well, but their request was declined, and Magudumana will appear in person.EXTRACT | How Thabo Bester murdered Nomfundo Tyhulu
At the time, he was living in Durban while she stayed in Johannesburg. Despite the nearly 600km between them, the two regularly kept in touch via phone calls and text messages. In early September 2011, eight months after they met, Tyhulu called Bester to let him know that she had a new job starting in October. Bester decided to take her to Cape Town before then, with the promise of using her in a photo shoot.
Bester and 11 co-accused were in the dock in connection with his escape from the Mangaung prison last year. His cell was set alight and officials believed that the body found inside it after the blaze was extinguished was his.Magudumana's lawyer claims his client was inhumanly transported from Kroonstad prison this morning to the court. She was allegedly handcuffed and placed in the back of a police van where she was unable to hold on when the van driver applied brakes.
Teboho James Lipholo, Senohe Ishmael Matsoara and Tieho France Makhotsa, who face a series of charges including fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice, are to be released on R10 000 bail. The court postponed the bail applications for the two other former G4S employees – Joel Lekhari Makhetha and Moeketsi April Ramolula – to 11 July.Three more suspects – former G4S employees – have been arrested in connection with convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester's escape from prison.
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