Quebec police investigating death of 21-year-old inmate at Montreal detention centre

An inmate from the Bordeaux jail in Montreal has died from injuries he sustained on Christmas Eve inside the provincial detention centre.

Nicous D’Andre Spring, 21, died in hospital.

Quebec provincial police are investigating the incident on the afternoon of December 24th that led to the man’s death.

Police spokesperson Nicolas Scholtus says an autopsy will be performed to determine the causes and circumstances of the inmate’s death.

Authorities are not releasing details of the incident during which the man was injured or the charges that led to his arrest and detention.

The Montreal detention centre, known as Bordeaux jail, is located in the city’s Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.