The inmate accused of killing B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton in a Quebec prison is now facing charges, according to media reports.
Martin Charest is reportedly facing a charge of first-degree murder in the May 19, 2024 attack against Pickton. He died in hospital 12 days later on May 31, 2024.
Charest was named as the accused in a 2025 independent observer's report into the death of Pickton.
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