'High-profile offender' NandiphaMagudumana kept in prison's hospital DrMagudumana, who is being held in the hospital wing of the Kroonstad correctional centre, is not receiving special treatment but is kept in that section because of the investigations
Image:Dr Nandipha Magudumana, who is being held in the hospital wing of the Kroonstad correctional centre in Free State, is not receiving any special treatment but is kept in that section because of the ongoing investigations.
“She is eating the same food. I had a discussion with her because that’s what we do when we visit correctional facilities. We check if offenders or remand [prisoners]He said she was kept in the prison's hospital section because of the ongoing investigations, that she is a high-profile offender who needed to be monitored at all times and that it was a highly secure section where she“The interaction with the officials is limited to those who work in that section.
He said the correctional service was also ensuring that she doesn’t come into contact with contrabands or with any item that would jeopardise the case.He told the media that Facebook rapist and murderer, Bester, was kept in his cell which is electronically operated through the integrated security system.
Rapist and murderer Thabo Bester wearing a Monogram Bandana motif crewneck sweatshirt by Louis Vuitton valued at more than R20,000.Thobakgale also clarified why Bester previously appeared in court dressed in civilian clothing and not in prison clothes.“It is a matter that was taken to court and there is a judgment that indicates that.”
He said it was the department's duty to ensure that those are sent to them by the courts are housed in facilities that meet the security requirements.
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