At approximately 8:45 A.M. Halifax Regional Police officers responded to the Central Nova Scotia Correctional facility for two inmates who had been injured during a disturbance at the facility.
It appears that the disturbance started when a 23 year old male inmate was asleep in his cell and another male inmate, 45 years of age, entered his cell and began to stab him with some type of sharp object. A number of other inmates saw what was happening and attacked the 45 year old male. When police arrived the disturbance was over and all parties involved had been separated. As a result of this altercation the 45 year old inmate and the 23 year old inmate were both taken to hospital. The 23 year old sustained numerous lacerations but none were life threatening. The 45 year old sustained several stab wounds and other serious injuries but none are believed to be life threatening. They are both currently still in hospital. Investigators from the Halifax Regional Police Criminal Investigation Division are still on scene at the correctional centre continuing the investigation.
Source: Release