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Independent Media reports that two Westville Correctional Centre officials were attacked on Tuesday morning. In a photograph shared on social media, two guards are seen with blood stains on their uniforms.
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the officers were stabbed during an altercation and went on to report: “The two correctional officials were stabbed this morning by remand detainees during unlock. This incident is opportunistic, and the department will not tolerate such acts.” Nxumalo said the people behind the barbaric act had been identified, would face disciplinary processes and be criminally charged. On Monday, an inmate at the uMzinto Correctional Centre was killed while trying to escape. "Following the fire at uMzinto Correctional Centre, one inmate, from a group that had climbed to the roof in an attempt to escape, succumbed to his injuries after falling to the ground," Nxumalo reported. He said DCS officials and the police remained on-site in order to quell potential flare-ups, and the situation was under control.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Se-Anne Rall at Independent Media
- Lees ook, KZN korrektiewe beamptes met messe gesteek, by Maroela Media
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