Second-degree murder charge laid after inmate’s death in Surrey jail cell fight
Aug 23, 2016 | 10:23 AM
SURREY, B.C. — A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fight between cellmates at a jail in Surrey, B.C.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Jordan Burt has appeared in provincial court in Surrey and remains in custody.
He was charged after 25-year-old John Murphy died in a fight on Aug. 3.
Police say Murphy and Burt were sharing a cell at the time.