Officials investigating after inmate assaulted in federal prison in N.B.

Officials are investigating a case of assault of an inmate at a maximum-security federal institution in Renous, New Brunswick.

Correction Service Canada says the assault took place at Atlantic Institution.

The injured inmate and the assailant were evacuated by staff members and transported to hospital for treatment.

The investigation is ongoing.

(The Canadian Press)

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