Drumheller Institution. (Correctional Service Canada)

By Canadian Press

Second-degree murder charge laid after “unprovoked” attack at southern Alberta prison

Jan 28, 2022 | 3:07 PM

DRUMHELLER, Alta. – RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate.

Officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault at the Drumheller Institution.

They allege an assault on 34-year-old Jeffrey Ryan of Parkland County was unprovoked.

Ryan sustained serious injuries and later died in hospital.

Ashley Baird of Nanaimo, B.C., who is 38, has been charged with second-degree murder and is set to appear in Drumheller provincial court on Feb. 11.

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Police say an autopsy has been ordered by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and will be performed in the coming days.

(The Canadian Press)