‘I would have noticed if my son had extra money,’ says father of prison official
Father of CCTV technician fingered in Thabo Bester’s escape says he never showed signs of opulence
17 April 2023 - 21:15
The father of Teboho Lipholo, one of the two prison officials fingered in assisting “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester to escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre, said he was bitterly disappointed in his son, whom the dad helped to secure the job as CCTV technician at the centre...
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