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Two jail guards hit inmate with pepper spray until he died — and Corrections Canada lied about it, investigation finds

FREDERICTON — Three years after a troubled Cape Breton man died after being hit repeatedly with pepper spray in prison, two correctional officers have been charged with manslaughter.

RCMP had originally said foul play was not suspected in Matthew Hines’s death, but the charges come after Canada’s correctional investigator found prison staff used unnecessary force.

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