Inmate stabbed several times suffers life-threatening injuries

Posted Jun 22, 2014 09:49:47 AM.

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Halifax Regional Police say an inmate at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility suffered life-threatening injuries just before 5 p.m. Saturday after being stabbed several times.

The 39-year-old victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.

Five male inmates now face charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes.

They will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.

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