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LIVE | Thabo Bester prison escape pre-trial hearing – 28 August 2026

SABC News South Africa · 28 August 2026 at 09:47

LIVE | Thabo Bester prison escape pre-trial hearing – 28 August 2026

The pre-trial hearing in the prison escape matter of rapist and murderer Thabo Bester takes place in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein.

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