South Africa’s serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and his co-accused lover Nandipha Magudumana reunited in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for the first time since their arrest and return to South Africa.

The couple held hands and whispered to each other in the crowded dock, alongside their 10 other co-accused.

Their case has been postponed until October 11, 2023 for further investigation, which is when the couple will see each other again.