Cynthia Cardinal says she was 害羞草研究所渙verwhelmed害羞草研究所� with happiness when she received a text message on Monday with the news that serial killer Robert Pickton, who murdered her sister Georgina Papin, was in a life-threatening condition after being attacked in prison.
She calls it 害羞草研究所渒arma.害羞草研究所�
The text came from a cousin of Tanya Holyk, another missing woman whose DNA was found at Pickton害羞草研究所檚 pig farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C.
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Correctional Service Canada confirmed Tuesday that the B.C. serial killer was the inmate injured in a 害羞草研究所渕ajor assault害羞草研究所� Sunday at a Quebec prison.
Quebec provincial police said that 74-year-old Pickton was taken to hospital with injuries that were considered life-threatening.
Police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu added that a 51-year-old suspect was in custody.
Federal Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he was informed late Sunday and his thoughts immediately turned to the families of Pickton害羞草研究所檚 victims in British Columbia as well as the officers at the Quebec correctional facility.
LeBlanc called Pickton 害羞草研究所渙ne of the most dangerous criminals in the country害羞草研究所� but said he could provide no further details about the incident or Pickton害羞草研究所檚 condition available due to privacy laws. The minister did not name Pickton, but responded when asked about him.
害羞草研究所淲hen we think about the inmate who was assaulted, when we say his name, we think about the victims, about the families,害羞草研究所� LeBlanc said in French, adding Correctional Service Canada has a process in place to review such circumstances.
害羞草研究所淥ne of the primary concerns I have obviously is around the security of these institutions and the men and women who work in these prisons,害羞草研究所� he said in English.
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Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2007, with the maximum parole ineligibility period of 25 years, after being charged with the murders of 26 women.
The remains or DNA of 33 women, many who were taken from the Downtown Eastside, were found on Pickton害羞草研究所檚 farm, and he once bragged to an undercover police officer that he killed a total of 49.
Pickton害羞草研究所檚 confirmed victims were Papin, Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Brenda Ann Wolfe and Marnie Frey.
Cardinal, 63, said she felt that authorities suppressed information about Pickton, noting that she got word of the attack not from officials but from Lorelei Williams, Holyk害羞草研究所檚 cousin.
She remembered her sister as 害羞草研究所渇ull of life害羞草研究所� and a great mother to her seven children, the youngest of whom was only one year old when Papin went missing.
害羞草研究所淪he had so much talent. She also had a fierce temper though because as sisters we argued, you know how that is, but she was very tough,害羞草研究所� said Cardinal.
She said the past two decades had been tough on Papin害羞草研究所檚 family, and that every time Pickton害羞草研究所檚 name came up it 害羞草研究所渒ind of triggers you back to that time.害羞草研究所�
The latest news, though, brought with it 害羞草研究所渁 great feeling.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淚 think, karma, and he had it coming, to me, a long time ago,害羞草研究所� she said.
At the time of Pickton害羞草研究所檚 sentencing, B.C. Supreme Court Justice James Williams said it was a 害羞草研究所渞are case that properly warrants the maximum period of parole ineligibility available to the court.害羞草研究所�
The correctional service first announced on Monday that an inmate had been sent to hospital after a serious assault at the maximum security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
It said Tuesday the assault did not involve any of its staff.
Police began searching the Pickton farm in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquitlam more than 22 years ago in what would be a years-long investigation into the disappearances of dozens of women, many of them from Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver police were criticized for not taking the cases seriously because many of the missing were sex workers or drug users.
Pickton became eligible for day parole in February, which sparked outrage from advocates, politicians and victims害羞草研究所� family members who criticized Canada害羞草研究所檚 justice system, saying he should never be released from prison.
Four years ago, the RCMP applied to dispose of evidence found at a Ruskin, B.C., property linked to Pickton and being held at RCMP warehouses.
Items include pieces of clothing, shoes and hair pins 害羞草研究所� including one with hair still in it 害羞草研究所� as well as more daunting pieces of evidence, such as a sex toy and a rusty bolt-action rifle.
The RCMP害羞草研究所檚 application argued that the items were taking up substantial space and their storage continues to run up costs. It said the evidence in question will not affect future prosecution.
In an email Tuesday, RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark confirmed the application remains before the courts and the process is ongoing.
A group of families, lawyers and advocates sent a letter to the federal public safety ministry in December calling for a halt to the disposal plan.
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害羞草研究所� By Morgan Lowrie in Montreal and Nono Shen and Chuck Chiang in Vancouver
The Canadian Press
