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Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, who was cleared of murder by reason of insanity, has made ‘negligent’ treatment claim

Former scaffolder Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, who was cleared of murder by reason of insanity, has made ‘negligent’ treatment claim.

Recently, South Africans were told about an extraordinary escape story – they learnt that a convicted rapist, Thabo Bester, had been at large for a year after he’d escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison. In May 2022 the Department of Correctional services reported that he had burnt to death…

Bester was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012

South African police say that a convicted murderer who faked his death to escape prison has been arrested in Tanzania following a two-week manhunt

Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town

The prosecution of three former G4Sexecutives over claims of defrauding the Ministry of Justice has collapsed, in a fresh embarrassment for the Serious Fraud Office.

At an Old Bailey hearing before Mr Justice Johnson, the Serious Fraud Office announced it was offering no evidence in the case.

Improvements said to be needed at HMP Altcourse