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When Nandif MagudumanaThe socialite doctor who fell in love with a convicted murderer and allegedly helped him escape from prison has been infatuated with South Africa for weeks.
A woman appeared in court in Bloemfontein on Monday on various charges, including murder, after runaway lovers were arrested in Tanzania after a manhunt that roiled the country.
Magudumana, 34, dressed in peach Nike sneakers and ankle chains, applied for bail but said nothing. After the case was closed, she was taken into custody.
During the hearing, he briefly removed the mask he was wearing to reveal his face, at the judge’s compulsion.
Monday’s hearing was the latest chapter in a case that has made headlines since police had to admit that Magudumana’s lover, Tabo BesterHe escaped from prison.
Bester faked his own death by leaving a charred corpse in his cell. The spectacular escape prompted a parliamentary inquiry amid allegations of lack of control and complicity by officials.
From Secular Doctor to Fugitive
the president Cyril Ramaphosa He said he was “alarmed” by the case, which is particularly fascinating as Magudumana went from high society doctor to fugitive.
This mother-of-two ran a successful skincare and beauty clinic in New York’s upscale Sandton neighborhood. Johannesburg.
She has been very active on social media, boasting on Instagram about her lifestyle, luxury cars, high-end resorts and beautiful villas.
She often posed alongside her clients, many of whom were celebrities, and was considered a role model for young South Africans.
Separated from her husband since 2019, the doctor now faces charges of aiding a fugitive, murder, desecration of a corpse and fraud.
To flee abroad with her lover, she left her children behind.
Tabo BesterNicknamed the “Facebook Rapist”, sentenced to life in prison in 2012, lured his victims on the social network to rape and rob them, and killed at least one.
Almost a year ago, he escaped from a private prison, but the police did not confirm this until last month.
In May 2022, the charred corpse of a man was found in Bester’s cell, leading prison authorities to believe he set himself on fire.
But DNA showed that the corpse belonged to another person and his identity is still unknown.
The Bester case resurfaced last October, when GroundUp, an investigative journalist organization, raised the issue of his death.
The South African authorities, under pressure from the public after the details of his escape became known, began searching for him.
Detainees
Bester and Magudumana were arrested in early April in Arusha, a city in Tanzaniawhen it is believed they were heading towards the Kenyan border along with another alleged accomplice.
Police said the suspects had several unstamped passports.
The couple were flown back to South Africa on a specially chartered plane and taken into custody.
Four other people were arrested in connection with the escape plan, including the doctor’s father, who allegedly helped Bester escape from prison and was involved in the murder of the man found in the cell. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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