Thabo Bester: Magudumana Wants Court To Order Her Immediate Release From Prison, SA in Disbelief

Thabo Bester: Magudumana Wants Court To Order Her Immediate Release From Prison, SA in Disbelief

  • Dr Nandipha Magudumana launched an application with the Free State High Court to declare her arrest unlawful
  • Magudumana has claimed, in the court papers, that she was abducted by South African authorities in Tanzania
  • The celebrity doctor is facing a dozen criminal charges linked to helping Thabo Bester escape from prison

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Magudumana wants court to order her immediate release from prison
Dr Nandipha Magudumana filed a court application to declare her arrest unlawful. Image: @AdvoBarryRoux
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BLOEMFONTEIN - Thabo Bester's alleged partner, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, has filed an urgent court application to declare her arrest and deportation unlawful.

Bester and Magudumana were arrested on April 7, 10km away from the Kenyan border in Arusha, Tanzania.

Magudumana referred to her arrest as abduction in the papers that she filed, though her representation, in the Free State High Court, reported EWN.

The celebrity doctor is facing charges in connection with Bester's daring escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in May 2022.

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According to TimesLIVE, Maguduma wants the court to drop all 12 criminal charges dropped, which include aiding and abetting a convicted criminal.

She currently has not applied for bail and is being detained at the Krooonstad Prison.

Mzansi discuss Magudumana's urgent court bid

@22Standardbank mentioned:

"Xhosa ladies think that they can create a storm out of mere dust. Amaxoki lawa."

@theboffin6 stated:

Unfortunately, she is correct. She was arrested outside SA and there is no court order from Tanzania for her extradition."

@_simplyenny wrote:

"Lmao! She thinks because she is a beautiful doctor she is above the law!"

@Tower_Tiloditec posted:

"This one must be denied bail forever until the case is over..arrogant flight risk. But again this is SA where Bushiri besides being a flight risk was given bail."

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@BbwMaturity commented:

"With a good lawyer, you will be surprised that she could win it."

Thabo Bester escape: 5 accused in prison break remanded into custody after bailing hearing postponed again

In another story, Briefly News reported that the bail hearing for five people accused in the Thabo Bester escape case has been postponed once again.

Senohe Matsoara, Teboho Lipholo, Motenyane Masukela, Tieho Makhota and Nastassja Jansen are facing charges for helping Dr Nandipha Magudumana facilitate the infamous escape of her lover, Thabo Bester.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za