According to the indictment presented at Bloemfontein Magistrates Court in connection with Thabo Bester’s escape, Zanda Moyo was charged with perjury and collecting the body from the National Hospital morgue in Bloemfontein last April.
Moyo allegedly pretended that the body belonged to his brother, Themba Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean taxi driver. It is thought that the body was used as bait in Thabo Bester’s escape plan. The remains of a charred body were discovered in Bester’s cell in May. The autopsy report identified the deceased as Katlego Bereng, who died of head injuries.
A spokesman for the Free State NPA, Phaladi Shuping, announced that the ninth defendant in the Thabo Bester escape appeared at Bloemfontein Magistrates Court. This individual is facing charges of fraud, assisting inmate escape, harboring a prisoner, and physically trespassing. The case has been adjourned until June 20, when the defendant will appear with others. Specifically, Moyo faces charges of physical trespass, fraud, harboring and concealing escaped criminals.
#ThaboBester The 9th defendant is now the dock.
He doesn’t have a lawyer….#DrNandipha#eNCA pic.twitter.com/bW3qBgV8iO
– Silindelo Masikane (@Sli_Masikane) June 13, 2023
Bester managed to escape from the Mangaung Correctional Center on May 3, 2022, by lighting a fire in his cell and leaving behind a charred body that police initially assumed was Katlego Bereng.
During bail hearings for the five defendants last month, the state alleged that Nandipha Magudumana, Bester’s girlfriend, received three bodies from the morgue in Bloemfontein, one of which was used in the crossing. prison. The state also claimed that while receiving the second body, Magudumana lied to morgue officials that it was the brother of her friend, Zanda Moyo. A mock funeral was held for the deceased, and subsequent investigations revealed that the coffin buried during the ceremony was filled with cornmeal.
Additionally, evidence has emerged that Bester booked through Airbnb for Nandipha Magudumana and three others to stay in a luxury home in Ballito between April 19 and 30, 2022. room total is 90,800 Rupees. Among the individuals granted security access to the home were BZ Moyo and Zanele Moyo, whose Zimbabwean identification documents were provided to the homeowners.
During court proceedings, Zanda Moyo expressed that he had no legal representation and requested permission to contact his family. Judge Mohlolo Khabisi granted his request and announced that he could use LegalAid’s services for free.
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Source: vothisaucamau.edu.vn
