Thabo Bester (born 13 June 1986) in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, is a South African convicted rapist and murderer who escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in South Africa after faking his death in a fire in his prison cell in May 2022.
Thabo Bester Age
Thabo Bester was born on June 13, 1986, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. He is 38 years old as of 2024 and celebrates his birthday on June 13 yearly.
Thabo Bester Crimes
He is a South African convicted rapist and murderer. Thabo Bester was first convicted at 17 when he would have been eligible for an ID. Bester has become infamous for his criminal activities and con artistry. He has used multiple aliases throughout his criminal career. At the age of 19, he spent two years in jail for fraud before breaking parole and raping two models and murdering his girlfriend, Nomfundo Tiyhulu. He pleaded guilty to the rapes in 2011 and to the murder in 2012. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
On 3 May 2022, Bester was declared dead after a fire broke out in his cell at Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, and a body was found and burned beyond recognition. A court case brought by Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor, to get the body found in the cell, which was believed to be that of Bester at the time, returned to her. Magudumana claimed to be Bester’s customary law wife in her court papers.
On 17 March 2023, Damons and Steyn published another article containing pictures of Bester and Magudumana shopping in a Woolworths grocery store in Sandton City.
After escaping prison, Bester lived with Nandipha Magudumana in a rented mansion in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. He used the pseudonym TK Nkwana. Bester and Magudumana ran a scam property company, Arum Properties.
On 8 April 2023, Bester and Magudumana were arrested by Tanzanian authorities in Arusha, Tanzania. The couple was deported and arrived back in South Africa several days later.
Thabo Bester Relationship
In her court papers, Nandipha Magudumana claimed to be Bester’s customary law wife.
