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One dead following inmate fight at Manitoba penitentiary

An inmate died of injuries suffered during a fight inside Stony Mountain Institution Jan. 7. File / Global News

Police are investigating after a fight at Stony Mountain Institution turned fatal.

Stonewall RCMP received a report of an fight at around 9 p.m. Sunday involving several inmates.

A 42-year-old inmate was taken to hospital in serious condition but later died.

Two other inmates involved in the brawl, one 30-years old and the other 21,  suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Stonewall RCMP and members of the Winnipeg Major Crime Unit are investigating.

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