Controversial firearms dealer and murder accused Karen Webb has fallen victim to an alleged assault in the North End Prison in Gqeberha.
The incident occurred on Monday and involved Webb and another female remand detainee.
Webb has been behind bars since her arrest on 8 February 2024, having been denied bail on multiple occasions.
Webb's attorney, Louis Van Rensburg, confirmed the incident on Wednesday.
Van Rensburg would not be drawn into any further comments on the matter, stating that the matter was "sensitive."
He did, however, say that the incident had a traumatic effect on his client and her family.
Algoa FM News has learned that a legal firm specialising in civil suits has already been appointed to investigate the incident.
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said Webb sustained some "scratches" and was promptly assessed and treated by the facility's medical team.
"Immediate steps were taken to ensure her safety, including the segregation of the other detainee involved.
"An internal investigation is underway to determine the full circumstances of the incident.
"Furthermore, a criminal case has been opened with the South African Police Service under case number CAS 135/5/2025 for further legal proceedings," said Nxumalo.
The long list of existing charges against Webb includes theft, conspiracy to smuggle firearms, fraud, the unlicensed trading of firearms, providing firearms and ammunition to persons who are not allowed to possess them, and defeating the ends of justice.
Her arrest forms part of an ongoing police investigation into how firearms got into the possession of gangsters in the city's northern areas and other provinces.
The murder charge is linked to the murder of Andrew Monre Lamont on 30 October 2022.
Lamont was gunned down near Mallard Street in Rosedale, in Kariega.
It is alleged that a .38 Special calibre Smith and Wesson model CTG revolver that was used in Lamont's murder had at one stage been stored at Webb Arms.
She allegedly gave the revolver to one Antonio Boyise and another unknown person who did not have a license to possess a firearm.
According to the State, Webb must have foreseen that providing a firearm to a person not entitled to possess a firearm might lead to the death of another person.
The revolver (used in the Lamont murder) and other guns belonged to Christopher Evans, owner of Aquila Arms, who entered into a rental agreement with Webb to store some of his guns at her premises.
Webb is set to appear in the city's Magistrates Court again on 22 May.
