Man Jailed for Murdering Toddler Killed by Inmates [View all]

A prisoner in North Carolina who was convicted of murdering a toddler was killed in a group attack by other inmates, according to prison officials. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) said Semajs Short, 24, was attacked by other inmates at the Bertie Correction Institution, in Windsor, on Tuesday afternoon.

In a statement, an NCDPS spokesperson said Short was attacked in a housing area within the prison.

The statement continued: "Prisons first responders performed life-saving measures until local paramedics arrived and also worked to resuscitate the offender." The NCDPS news release said that Short was pronounced dead by paramedics at about 2.37 p.m.

It added: "Three other offenders were injured during the group assault and were taken to an outside medical facility for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries."

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