Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday.
The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Pickton was the victim of a “major assault” at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution.
Two sources, including one police source, told Radio-Canada that Pickton is between life and death.
Pickton was taken to a hospital for treatment and the assailant is in solitary confinement according to the Quebec provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), which is investigating.
One source said the attacker had earlier assaulted other inmates at the prison before being moved to segregation. The attack on Pickton allegedly happened after the prisoner was then released back onto the same unit as the serial killer, Postmedia has learned.
Pickton was speared in the head with a broken broom-like handle, another source said. Source
It was a particularly brutal attack on a particularly brutal man.
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I’m not one to condone prison violence, but like… I can’t honestly say I’m not cool with this.
It was a particularly brutal attack on a particularly brutal man.
When a man gets a taste of the violence and terror he’s inflicted on over 30 victims…yeah.