Thabo Bester, a convicted murderer and rapist, shot to the top of Tuesday’s Twitter trends list.
Instead of for the crimes he did or the cunning jail break that would go down in South African history, it was because of the attire he chose to wear for his fictitious court appearance.
Along with seven other defendants, Bester appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday with his accused girlfriend and collaborator, Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, who is also a rather fashionable prisoner.
Bester, who appeared virtually from the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Tshwane had tongues wagging on social media when he appeared on screen ready to attend Paris Fashion Week in his black and white Louis Vuitton designer sweater.
It didn’t take long for Twitter detectives to hunt down the price of Bester’s prison outfit, which costs a whopping R22 999,65, according to the Luis Vuitton UK website.
The Monogram Bandana Crewneck designer sweater is currently unavailable on the website, but buyers can register to get notified when the sought-after clothing item is available again.
During a virtual court appearance in May, social media also went on a rant crying ‘special treatment’ when Dr Nandipha appeared for her virtual court appearance, makeup neatly done, earrings decorating her ear lobes, hair neatly pulled back in a fashionable pony tail.
Tweeps were still commenting on how Dr Nandipha looked like she was patiently waiting for a teams meeting with her colleagues to start during her virtual appearance, when Bester appeared on screen in a Burberry Hoodie that left several netizens in tears at the price tag, which cost a whopping R18 996,27.
Explaining the criminal duo’s fashionable presentations, the Department of Correctional Services told SABC News back in May that those who are accused and haven’t been sentenced have access to their belongings when attending court.
The explanations behind Dr Nandipha’s make-up and hair was that there are salon services in prison, run by inmates, which are part of training programmes.
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