Shocking true crime tale of love, lies and legal battles

THE true crime documentary, which Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana attempted to halt through court intervention, was aired and has left much for viewers to unpack.

- KARISHMA DIPA

Beauty and the Bester was released on Netflix on Friday.

This was after the Facebook rapist and convicted murderer, as well as his celebrity doctor partner, earlier this week failed to prevent the three-part documentary from airing.

Turning to the court for an urgent order to prevent the screening, they argued that Netflix should hold the series until their criminal trial has been disposed of.

Through their legal counsel, the couple insisted that the series contained inaccurate, defamatory and unsubstantiated claims which violated their constitutional rights.

However, Judge Sulet Potterill struck the case from the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria’s roll on Thursday, saying that information contained in the documentary, which relates to them, is “firmly in the public domain”.

She added that this information was already set out in judgments in the bail applications and the appeal against the failed bail applications.

The saga which played out in the court over