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Pollsmoor prison inmate dies after stabbing warder in gang-related incident

November 23, 2020

A member of the notorious 28’s gang who was an inmate at Cape Town’s Pollsmoor Prison has died after an altercation with a warder over the weekend.

Following a search of cells in the B2 block in which weapons and contraband were found, the inmate pounced on a warder, stabbing him in the neck and head before suffering a fatal head injury.

back link building services=0></a></div><h2>Pollsmoor inmate dies </h2><p>It is understood that the incident took place as warders were escorting the inmates back to their cells. The inmate in question seized the opportunity to draw a weapon and inflict two stab wounds on the warder before being disarmed by other warders who piled onto him. </p><p>Western Cape Correctional Services Commissioner, Delekile Klaas, confirmed that the investigations into the incident will focus on it’s gang-related elements. He suggested that there may have been a “ritual” element to the attempted killing of the warder. </p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=

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