Key highlights:
- Thabo Bester, the South African “Facebook rapist,” who escaped from prison by faking his own death, has been captured in Tanzania along with his girlfriend and another suspect.
- Bester’s escape had sparked a manhunt in March following a new post-mortem investigation that exposed the body found in his cell was not actually his.
- Bester was known for luring his victims through social media and was convicted in 2012 for the rape and murder of his model girlfriend Nomfundo Tyhulu.
Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer, who escaped from a South African prison by faking his own death, has been apprehended in Tanzania along with his girlfriend and another suspect. The manhunt, launched in March, was sparked by a post-mortem investigation that revealed the body found in Bester’s cell was not actually his. Police believe the trio were attempting to flee into neighboring Kenya.
