Charges have been dropped against three of the 12 accused in the Thabo Bester matter as the case finally got underway in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Wednesday.
The Thabo Bester matter has been delayed in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court after Dr Nandipha Magudumana apparently collapsed in the police holding cells just before she and her 11 co-accused were due to appear on Wednesday.
The escape case against Thabo Bester and 10 others has been transferred to the Free State High Court, with the rapist and murderer wanting to rope in high-profile advocates.