If this were the plot of a movie, it would be too far-fetched to be believable. A high-profile convicted murderer was accused of faking his own death in a fire, then escaping the prison to live in the open with his celebrity doctor girlfriend.
Theo Bester, 35, and his girlfriend, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, were returned to South Africa Thursday, nearly a year after the convicted murderer and rapist broke out of a maximum-security prison by faking his own death in a fire.
It's a bizarre story that has embarrassed South Africa, exposed alleged loopholes in the management of a private prison and captivated the nation with every blockbuster revelation.