Police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele said the 30-year-old man was arrested at the prison on Friday morning.
Warden Eunice Moloko, 50, was based at the medium A Covid-19 isolation site, where her body was discovered on the floor with her jacket covered with blood.He is expected to appear in the Randburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday next week.
Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the department was saddened at “this painfully disturbing incident”.
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