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Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa

A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Claims guards aided killer fake death in S. Africa jailbreak

A parliamentary hearing in South Africa has been told that a man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison by faking his own burning death likely got warders to help smuggle a corpse into his cell

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Murderer who faked death to escape prison arrested after two-week manhunt

Bester was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023