Prisoner at Matsqui Institution dies in custody

ABBOTSFORD — A man who was serving time at a prison in Abbotsford has died.

Correctional Service Canada says in a statement that Paul Raymond Schipfel, an inmate from Matsqui Institution, died on Thursday.

It says he had been serving a sentence of over 11 years for aggravated sexual assault, forcible confinement and other offences, since 2017.

Correctional Service Canada says it is reviewing the circumstances surrounding Schipfel’s death.