The family of 32-year-old Katlego Bereng, whose charred remains were discovered inside the prison cell of convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, has laid criminal charges against G4S and the Health Department.

The family of 32-year-old Katlego Bereng, whose charred remains were discovered inside the prison cell of convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, has laid criminal charges against G4S and the Health Department.

The family says the department mishandled Bereng’s remains and released it to someone not related to him and they want the department to provide a paper trail from the point Bereng arrived at National Hospital in Bloemfontein.

The family also wants the department of Health together with the Department of Correctional Services as well as G4S management, to come with a clear account of how Bereng’s body ended up in Cell 35 of the Mangaung private prison.