US EditionReport details prison assault that led to B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton’s death
QUEBEC, JUL 7 – The Correctional Service of Canada identified security lapses including access to cleaning supplies used in the assault, prompting remedial actions at the Port Cartier Institution.
- On May 19, 2024, at Port-Cartier Institution, Robert Pickton was assaulted during medication distribution with a broken broom handle used as a weapon.
- The Board of Investigation found that inmates had unrestricted access to cleaning tools like brooms and mops due to the lack of locking cabinets, posing a security risk.
- According to the report, officers handcuffed and escorted the inmate by 5:57 p.m., with Pickton dying 12 days later on May 31.
- The report urges securing storeroom doors, improving correctional staff communication resources, and establishing protocols for notifying next of kin after inmate deaths.
- A project is underway to secure cleaning supply storerooms at Port-Cartier, as families of Pickton's victims vow their justice quest continues despite his death.
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Inmate killed B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton with broken broom handle, investigation finds
An investigation report detailing the prison assault that led to the death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton says he was assaulted by another inmate who attacked him with a broken broom handle.
A report details the assault that led to the death of serial killer Robert Pikton. No arrests were made in connection with his death.
An investigation report detailing the prison assault leading to the death of the British-Colombian serial killer Robert Pickton indicates that he was assaulted by another detainee who broke a broomstick and planted it in his face.
Report details prison assault that led to serial killer Pickton’s death
An investigation report detailing the prison assault that led to the death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton says he was assaulted by another inmate who broke a broom handle and thrust it into his face.
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