Thabo Bester is like a disease that contaminates everyone he comes in contact with. If it’s not his ‘socialite doctor’ trying to be released, it’s his lawyer on trial for rape. It is a horrific indictment of our prisons, the justice system, and the people who are tasked with protecting us from rapists and murderers.
While Thabo Bester’s escape seems isolated in its remarkable execution, there have actually been dozens of escapes reported over the years in South Africa.