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Inmate Serving Life Sentence for Prison Murder Dies at Beaver Creek
Police say a post-mortem will determine the cause of death as Bracebridge OPP investigates the altercation.
On Saturday, an altercation involving inmates at Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst resulted in the death of Devon Paskimin, 45, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Beaver Creek is a federal prison in Gravenhurst, Ont., that operates both minimum- and medium-security units under the administration of Correctional Service Canada.
Bracebridge OPP is investigating the incident under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service assisting.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death for Paskimin, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Provincial police were notified of the altercation shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, with Correctional Service also assisting in the ongoing investigation.