A 27-year-old male inmate at the Stony Mountain Institution has died after being stabbed in an altercation with three other inmates.

On April 13, 2019, at 1pm, Stonewall RCMP received a report that a 27-year-old male inmate at the Stony Mountain Institution had been stabbed. Officers were advised that the 27-year-old male inmate suffered life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased at the scene after an altercation with three other inmates.

RCMP have arrested and charged three males in relation to this homicide.

Police say that 31-year-old Stephen Wilfred Wood has been charged with second degree murder, 36-year-old Stephen Michael Konowalchuk has been charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and 27-year-old Adrian Joseph Sefa has been charged with assault.

Officers from the Stonewall Detachment, along with RCMP Major Crime Services, continue to investigate this incident.