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Inmate suffers life-threatening injuries after assault at Dartmouth correctional facility

Halifax Regional Police are investigating an aggravated assault at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth, N.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

An inmate is in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in an assault by a group of inmates on Tuesday.

Halifax Regional Police say they responded to the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Centre in Dartmouth at 8:00 p.m. for reports of an aggravated assault.

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A 46-year-old was found to have sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.

Police say officers are investigating the incident.

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