The Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday postponed the case against convicted rapist and murderer ThaboBester after the withdrawal of his two legal representatives.
The state mentioned a request for Bester to appear physically in court at his next appearance, with the prosecutor saying they had no objection to this request.A short adjournment took place before the remaining eight on trial made their appearance. The accused face charges ranging from assisting a convicted criminal to escape from custody to tampering with a corpse, fraud and defeating the ends of justice.
Magudumana, Bester's girlfriend, abandoned her bail bid to challenge her arrest and apprehension in Tanzania, claiming it was unconstitutional and unlawful. Her application was dismissed by the Free State High Court but she has since filed a notice of application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal.Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in May last year, in what is believed to have been aided.
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