Man sentenced to life for deaths of couple and grandchild assaulted in jail
CALGARY – The man sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of a Calgary couple and their grandson has been assaulted in jail, according to his lawyer.
Kim Ross says his client Douglas Garland was attacked Friday night in the Calgary Remand Centre where he is awaiting transfer to a federal institution.
Calgary police say a 57-year-old inmate at the jail was seriously injured after being assaulted by several other inmates, but would not identify the man.
Police say the man was treated at the scene and transported to hospital in non-life-threatening condition.