Thabo Bester's identity has been confirmed after results of a DNA test carried out on his biological mother, says home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
“Why do you say every time we must do DNA? We don't do that. Bester was identified because of the mother who gave birth to him at Chris Hani Baragwanath in 1986. We told you the process of late registration,” he said.
TimesLIVE previously reported that Motsoaledi confirmed Bester's identity, but said there was no record of him at the department and he “simply doesn't exist” on their database.Police commissioner Lt-Gen Fannie Masemola said Bester did not have a South African ID, but police were able to confirm his identity through his fingerprints and criminal record.Motsoaledi confirmed this, providing Bester's family history from birth until his initial arrest in 2011.
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