Members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a death at a correctional facility in Gravenhurst.
On Dec. 18, at around 9:50 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a report that an inmate suffered significant injuries at the Beaver Creek Correctional Facility.
The individual was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased, police said in a news release.
The deceased has been identified as Leslie Ma, 31, of Alberta.
A post-mortem examination was scheduled to take place Monday to determine the cause of death.
The Muskoka Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with the assistance of the OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
