Canadian serial killer who bragged about killing dozens of women who were brutally attacked in prison

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Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer, is placed on life support after being attacked by a fellow inmate at the maximum security prison where he is serving a life sentence.

The Correctional Service of Canada said Pickton, 74, was involved in a “serious assault” on May 19, but declined to provide further details about the man’s current condition or confirm how the attack unfolded.

“The security of institutions is of paramount importance and an investigation into the incidents is currently underway,” an agency spokesman said. In an earlier statement, officials said the attacker had been identified and appropriate action would be taken.

According to the Vancouver SunPickton was being held at the Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum-security prison in Quebec with 237 men, when a fellow inmate poked him in the head with a broken broomstick around 2 p.m., the outlet reported.

It is believed the prisoner who attacked Pickton spent time in solitary confinement after stalking other prisoners. The prisoner was later released to the same unit as Pickton.

The serial killer was taken to the Child Jesus Hospital in Quebec City after the attack. Pickton’s lawyer has not yet responded The Independents Please comment.

In 2007, after a trial in British Columbia, the killer was convicted of murdering six women – Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Marnie Frey, Georgina Papin and Brenda Wolfe. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without the possibility of full parole. He was able to apply for parole in February.

The remains of 33 women were found at Pickton’s pig farm in Port Coquitlam, and the serial killer has claimed to have murdered 49 victims. He was once charged with murdering 21 women, but most of the charges were later dismissed.

The families of some victims have campaigned against a police request to destroy evidence related to cases against Pickton Vancouver Sun reported, claiming that they could be useful one day when DNA technology could eventually link him to the murders of the other women.

Pickton self-published his memoirs in 2016, but it was quickly removed from Amazon.