Crime & Safety
2 Sent to Hospital in Osborn Correctional Assault
A Department of Correction (DOC) official said that the incident was between two cell mates.
An assault on an inmate at the Saturday morning sent both the victim and the assailant to the hospital.
According to Brian Garnett, Director of External Affairs for the Department of Correction (DOC), at about 7 a.m. on Saturday, a correctional officer in one of the housing units responded to the sound of breaking glass.
Upon investigation, he found that an inmate had “seriously assaulted” his cell mate, Garnett said.
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Garnett said the victim suffered “serious facial lacerations” and was transported by LIFE STAR to Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford.
The assailant was taken to Johnson Memorial Medical Center in Stafford Springs with “lacerations to his hands and arms,” Garnett said.
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Garnett said that no staff members were injured during the incident.
The matter is still under investigation.
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