Praise for two 'hero' cops who flagged Dr Nandipha's suspicious behaviour

JICS inspecting judge Edwin Cameron said the constable put a stop to this. This led to Magudumana making an urgent application in the North Gauteng High Court.

A Brig Ramorena-Tsoai, in charge of legal services in Bloemfontein, heard of this and also put a stop to it, Cameron said.

“She got an SMS in the afternoon ... she intervened and urgently contacted the state attorney in Pretoria and got a notice of opposition put in. And that answering affidavit which was lodged in August opened up matters for JICS as well. I would like to congratulate both those members of the SAPS.”

JICS CEO Vick Misser gave a timeline of events surrounding the death of Bester and said they started investigating the mysterious fire two days after it happened.

“On May 19, Dr Nandipha Magudumana approached the court to claim this body. A sworn statement was taken from the investigating officer recording the suspicious events that occurred on the evening in that cell. These statements were provided to the judge and we were tasked by the judge president to intervene on behalf of JICS,” Misser said.