Regina inmate charged with second degree murder after Wednesday altercation

A Regina prison inmate has been charged with second-degree murder after another inmate died Wednesday morning.

Saskatchewan RCMP said two inmates at the Regina Correctional Centre were involved in an altercation during which 46-year-old Sheldon Rosebluff was seriously injured. He died at the scene. The other inmate, 31-year-old Adrian Cote, was not injured.

Cote was charged following Rosebluff’s death, and appeared in provincial court Thursday.

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RCMP say they are still investigating with the help of the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.

The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety put out a release on the incident, saying that it will be conducting an internal investigation.

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