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Thabo Bester | Lipholo’s father ashamed, begs for forgiveness
BLOEMFONTEIN - Ashamed and begging for forgiveness.
That is how Tebogo Lipholo's father is feeling now that his son has been implicated in the Thabo Bester escape saga.
It's alleged the CCTV technician switched off the cameras and walked Bester out disguised as a G4S official in uniform.
The investigating officer revealed that Lipholo also confessed after he was arrested.
His father is a former G4S employee and spent years working at the Mangaung Correctional Centre.
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When it was time to retire, he secured a job for Lipholo to replace him.
Lipholo's father hopes his son has learnt his lesson and says the law must take its course.
* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.