Overview

• Sylvain Kabbouchi, 26, was serving an indeterminate sentence after an April first-degree murder conviction when he was attacked and died on July 20 at Donnacona Institution.
• Quebec provincial police confirmed that the death followed an assault by other inmates at the maximum-security prison west of Quebec City.
• Correctional Service Canada immediately informed the inmate’s next of kin.
• Investigators and forensic technicians from the Sûreté du Québec were dispatched to Donnacona Institution to examine the scene.
• The coroner’s office has been notified to oversee an independent review of the cause of death.