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Published October 29, 2026

Murder charge laid after slaying at Gravenhurst prison

File photo - Ontario Provincial Police detachment sign.
FILE - OPP detachment sign.

A 36-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge following the death of another inmate at Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers were notified shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 about an altercation involving inmates that had happened earlier in the day at the prison.

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Devon Paskimin, 45, of Gravenhurst, was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police have charged a suspect, who is from Gravenhurst, with second-degree murder.

The accused is in custody and is to appear in court on Nov. 17.

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