Calls for justice have been echoed throughout Katleho Bereng’s funeral proceedings, the man whose charred body was recovered from the jail cell of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester.

Bereng’s body was used as a decoy in the staged suicide escape plot when Bester escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein in May last year.

Branch Chairperson of the Bloemfontein Celtic supporters club, Judy Williams has called on authorities to ensure that justice prevails around the circumstances surrounding Bereng’s death.

VIDEO: Bereng remembered as a passionate Celtics fan:

Disruption

Earlier, Bloemfontein Celtics football supporters briefly disrupted the funeral proceedings.

They say the funeral has deviated from the Supporters’ Club protocol which Bereng lived out as a Bloemfontein Celtics supporter.

The supporters’ club known as ‘Siwelele sa Masele’ are known for their rich culture of song.

Bloemfontein Celtic Supporters disrupted the funeral programme of Katlego Bereng taking place in Lesley Monnanyane hall in Bloemfontein. Supporters were against being placed at the bottom of the programme. For more visit https://t.co/TS6YUmN424 pic.twitter.com/8LkgizG00u

— SABC News (@SABCNews) May 7, 2023