RCMP investigating homicide at Stony Mountain prison

Stonewall RCMP are investigating a homicide at Stony Mountain Institution.

Police said they were called to the federal prison Monday night, where they found a 42-year-old inmate with life-threatening injuries.

The man was taken to hospital, where he later died.

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RCMP continue to investigate, along with help from the Winnipeg Forensic Identification Unit and the Major Crime Unit.

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