1st-degree murder charges laid after Stony Mountain inmate dies

Two men at a federal prison in Manitoba have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a fellowinmate.

Nolan Randal Thomas, 26, was found unresponsive in his cell at Stony Mountain Institution just before 8:30 p.m. on Nov.2.He waspronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday, RCMPsaid Thomas had sufferedlife-threatening injuries after an altercation with the two other inmates.

Todd Jeffrey Irving, 47, and Cory EdwardDerdak, 26, are both charged with first-degree murder.

Mounties from the Stonewall detachment and the RCMPmajor crime servicescontinue to investigate.