Correctional officer violently assaulted at Oliver jail

Correctional officer violently assaulted at Oliver jail - BCGEU

Published on February 16, 2018

The union representing jail guards says a correctional officer at the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) in Oliver was violently assaulted by an inmate on Tuesday.

Dean Purdy, with the Government Employees union said the officer was approached from behind and "sucker punched" before he was knocked to the ground and struck "several more times in the face."

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