Though the department of correctional services and the police have said Bester had already escaped from the prison when the fire broke out, G4S has maintained that he died in the fire.
G4S is the contractor of the privately run Mangaung maximum-security prison where Bester was serving his sentence. notified the department of correctional services and the SA Police Service of a fire at a Mangaung Correctional Centre and the tragic death of a prisoner.alerted
to a number of concerns surrounding the circumstances of the fire. were supplied with relevant information and evidence.hree employees at MCC were suspended shortly after the incident. These employees were subsequently dismissed in September 2022, December 2022 and January 2023 respectively for matters relating to their conduct on the evening of 3 May 2022,” G4S said in a statement. “We await the conclusions from the police on their investigation into what happened on 3 May 2022.
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