Serial killer Robert Pickton in critical condition after prison assault

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Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton has been hospitalized after he was assaulted at a prison in Quebec on Saturday.

Pickton was injured at a Quebec institution on Saturday

A grainy image of a bearded man who is balding and has long hair behind his ears. He appears to be in a large room.
Robert William Pickton is shown in this undated file television image in his Port Coquitlam, B.C. home. The serial killer was assaulted in at a maximum-security prison on Sunday, according to officials. (Global TV/Reuters)

Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton has been hospitalized and is in critical condition after he was assaulted in prison on Saturday, Radio-Canada is reporting.

The Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) said in a statement Monday that an inmate at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec was the victim of a major assault.

This is a developing story.

With files from Radio-Canada

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