Thabo Bester: Katlego Bereng family puzzled by death
The family of Katlego Bereng says they have more questions than answers about how their son's body ended up in Thabo Bester's prison cell.
The 31-year-old was laid to rest in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
DNA tests confirmed that his remains were used as a decoy in Bester's escape from the Mangaung Correctional facility a year ago.
Prosecutors in the Free State say Bereng's unnatural death is still being investigated, adding that there isn't enough evidence to pursue a murder charge at this stage.
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Speaking at his funeral yesterday, Bereng's aunt Poppie says the family's struggling to come to terms with their loss.
"He was hit on the head, I don't know what he was hit with, the post-mortem says a blunt object was used. It shows after he was hit he collapsed and an ambulance was called and he passed on, on the way to the hospital.
"On arrival, he was an unknown person and was taken to a government mortuary. That is where things got out of hand and we don't know what happened. We are in deep pain of his loss. We have so many questions."
