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Inmate at Stony Mountain dies in custody, correctional officials say

FILE - Stony Mountain Institution. Global News / File

An inmate at Stony Mountain Institution has died.

The Correctional Service of Canada announced that Oliver Murdock — who was serving time for aggravated assault — died Wednesday, apparently of natural causes, at the Manitoba penitentiary.

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Murdock’s next of kin have been notified, and correctional officials will review the circumstances surrounding his death, as they do whenever an inmate dies in custody.

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