A 36-year-old Gravenhurst man has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to an ongoing death investigation at the Beaver Creek Institution.
According to police, Bracebridge OPP officers were notified after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 of an altercation that had happened earlier that day involving inmates at the correctional facility.
Police said a 45-year-old Gravenhurst man was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
Following an investigation, police laid the murder charge.
The accused remains in custody and is slated to appear in court on Nov. 17.
The investigation, led by the Bracebridge OPP Crime Unit, is ongoing.
