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8th man charged with murder in prisoner death at Niagara Detention Centre

Niagara police say they have arrested and charged another man in the death of a 52-year-old prisoner, bringing the total to eight, all of whom were also prisoners at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont.  

The 8 were also prisoners at the time the man died in June

Justin Chandler · CBC News ·
Niagara Detention Centre.
A total of eight prisoners have been charged after the death of another inmate at the Niagara Detention Centre. (Google Maps)

Niagara police say they have arrested and charged another man in the death of a 52-year-old prisoner.

That brings the total to eight, all of whom were also prisoners in the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., police spokesperson Stephanie Sabourin​​​​ confirmed in an email.  

As CBC News previously reported, the 52-year-old died under "suspicious" circumstances in June, sparking an investigation. Since Feb. 22, police have announced they are charging multiple people with second-degree-murder in connection to his death. 

Late Friday afternoon, Niagara police announced a second-degree murder charge against a 44-year-old man from Pelham, Ont.

He was scheduled for court on Saturday in St. Catharines. 

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Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and he loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO, and has worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio. You can email story ideas to justin.chandler(at)cbc(dot)ca.

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