SA: St Albans Prisoner Dies After Stabbing Warden 6 Times
February 23, 2020
8:46 am
A prisoner died and an official was injured in an incident at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo confirmed the incident in which a detainee attacked and stabbed an official at least six times.
“The offender had to be forcefully restrained. As a result of the incident, both offender and official were hospitalised. The official is in a stable condition,” he said.
However, the detainee died as a result of injuries he sustained during the incident.
Nxumalo could not confirm how the injuries were inflicted or the nature of
