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‘Facebook Rapist’ Found Dead In South African Prison
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‘Facebook Rapist’ Found Dead In South African Prison

State Maximum Security Jail South African convict Thabo Bester, also known as “the Facebook Rapist” for using the social networking site to lure his victims has been found dead in his prison cell. The convicted rapist and murderer died on Tuesday May 3, according to Correctional Services Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo. According to Singabakho Nxumalo, Bester’s body was discovered with burn wounds in his cell in the early hours of Tuesday.  “We have confirmed the untimely passing of an inmate by the name of Thabo Bester at Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein. This inmate was doing life imprisonment. He was discovered in his cell at about 3:35 on Tuesday morning. He suffered serious burn wounds,” Nxumalo told Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday evening...