RCMP say they are investigating a homicide after an inmate at a New Brunswick correctional centre died after an alleged assault by a fellow inmate.
According to the province’s Department of Justice and Public Safety, Michael Matchett was assaulted by another inmate at the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac, N.B., on Oct. 26.
RCMP says officers responded to the scene and found Matchett badly injured.
READ: Inmate, 49, dies at Shediac jail in New Brunswick
He was transported to the Moncton Hospital for treatment immediately but died of his injuries more than a week later on Nov. 3.
“The incident is being investigated by the RCMP. As with all deaths of a person in custody, this will also be investigated by Coroner Services,” the department said in a news release.
The Mounties say their investigation is ongoing.
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