Contradictory reports on Katlego Bereng Mpholo's cause of death have prompted the National Prosecuting Authority to drop its case that he was murdered to enable rapist and killer Thabo Bester to fake his death and escape from prison - at least, for now.
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Contradictory reports on Katlego Bereng Mpholo's cause of death have prompted the National Prosecuting Authority to drop its case that he was murdered to enable rapist and killer Thabo Bester to fake his death and escape from prison - at least, for now. Impeccably placed law enforcement and prosecution sources have told News24 investigations have uncovered documentation recording three different causes of death for the 32-year-old father: unnatural, natural and unspecified.
And, while an autopsy conducted on the young man have determined he died from blunt force trauma to the right side of his head, the NPA has elected not to persist with a murder charge in relation to his death until the contradictions in these documents are investigated and explained.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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