Stonewall RCMP are currently investigating a serious assault incident that occurred at Stony Mountain Correctional Institution.
On February 21, 2017, Stonewall RCMP were informed by staff at the Stony Mountain Correctional Institution (SMCI) that an inmate had been seriously assaulted.
Police say that Corrections Services Canada staff at SMCI discovered the 50-year-old inmate in his cell with severe injuries on the evening of February 20. The inmate was transported to hospital the same evening where he remains in critical condition.
RCMP officers from the Stonewall Detachment along with the Serious Crime Unit are continuing to investigate.