Prison inmate stabs official in court
An official from the Department of Correctional Services is recovering after he was stabbed by an inmate at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday.
The official has since been discharged from hospital and recovering at home.
The department says the inmate attacked the official when he tried to escape from police custody.
"He was caught in no time by the court security officials, with assistance from the general public who were within the court premises," says the department's Singabakho Nxumalo.
An investigation has been launched to probe how the inmate was able to get hold of a sharp object used in the stabbing.
Additional charges, including attempted murder and an attempt to escape, will be brought against the prisoner.