Almost victim of Thabo Bester recalls how fate spared her

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In June 2011 then 17-year-old Westville Girls High School pupil Anastasia Jennifer Lite almost became a victim of “Facebook rapist,” Thabo Bester when she agreed to meet with him at a hotel in Durban for an interview.

Lite, who currently resides in the United Kingdom where she is studying towards her MBA in Finance at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, told TimesLIVE Bester had been in contact with her via Facebook on June 23, 2011.
31 Mar 6AM English South Africa News · Business

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