Happy Simelane on meeting Thabo Bester

With Thabo Bester and his alleged accomplice Nandipha Magudumana finally arrested and facing criminal charges, many members of the public are speaking about their encounters with the man dubbed the “Facebook Rapist.” And one of them is businesswoman and influencer Happy Simelane.

This week, the former Tammy Taylor franchise owner was identified as a woman in a viral video featuring Bester.

But Simelane claims she had no idea she was sitting across a convicted rapist, murderer, and fraudster.

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HAPPY SIMELANE ON THABO BESTER’S ‘RED FLAGS’

Speaking to The South African, Happy Simelane said of the video: “I can’t believe I shared a table with that notorious man…I’m shocked

“When I had a meeting with him in January, I didnt even know it was Thabo Bester. He said his name was Neo from iMedia”.

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Happy – declining to go into details of her meeting with Bester – added: “I thank God I never fell for his tricks as I picked up many red flags”.

Happy Simelane – the woman who accused Tammy Taylor South African owners Mel and Peet Viljoen of trying to kill her – was confirmed as the woman spotted in a viral video starring Thabo Bester.

SERIAL SCAMMER

Last month, news broke that Thabo Bester was indeed alive and on the run with Nandipha Magudumana. The couple were snapped shopping at a Woolworths store in Johannesburg, just two months after his prison escape.

Bester sported longer hair and a pair of sunglasses in the viral images.

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In the latest video, Bester sports a similar look. The criminal mastermind was known to lure women he had met on social media under the pretence of being a modelling and talent scout.

In the clip, Bester is heard saying to Simelane: “The idea was to find people producing luxury content on social media.”

In another clip, Bester appears to shoot a clip of Simelane on his cellphone.

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