Man dies of injuries after being stabbed multiple times in The Pas jail
A 34-year-old man who was incarcerated in northern Manitoba has died more than a week after he was stabbed multiple times, RCMP say.
34-year-old died in hospital more than a week after May 25 stabbing, RCMP say
A 34-year-old man who was incarcerated in a northern Manitoba jail has died more than a week after he was stabbed multiple times, RCMP say.
Police were called to The Pas Correctional Centre around 7:10 p.m. on May 25 with a report of a stabbing, RCMP said in a news release at the time.
The 34-year-old was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on June 4, Mounties said in an updated release on Tuesday.
His death is being treated as a homicide and investigated by local RCMP as well as major crimes services. Police did not release the man's name.
The Pas is about 520 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
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