Bloemfontein – The police investigating team probing the highly-publicised Thabo Bester prison escape has arrested three more suspects in the matter.
“Two of the suspects are 47 years of age and the third is 37 years old. All three are male and are all G4S employees,” said police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe
“One suspect was arrested at his home in Botshabelo while the other two were arrested at their place of residence in Bloemfontein. All three were arrested on Monday evening (26 June 2023).
“The trio is expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 28 June 2023.”
Brigadier Mathe said all three suspects face a charge of assisting an inmate to escape from lawful custody, violation of a corpse, and corruption.
Twelve suspects have been arrested in this case.
The possibility of effecting more arrests cannot be ruled out, said Brigadier Mathe.
