Thabo Bester | Cele says breakthrough is imminent

JOHANNESBURG - Police Minister Bheki Cele said there may be a breakthrough soon in the case of Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester.

He faked his own death and escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre last year.

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It's alleged prison officials helped him escape.

Cele was speaking to JJ Tabane on Power to Truth.

"We are chasing Bester for the second time as the police but we will find Bester, we are getting good close," Cele said.