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Sex offender dies

A South Okanagan man convicted of sexual interference has died midway through his sentence.

Kenneth Blair Schmutz, an inmate at Mountain Institution in Agassiz, died at a hospital in Surrey on April 19.

At the time of his death, Schmutz, 51, had been serving a 7-1/2-year sentence since April 15, 2013, for sexual interference and other offences.

His family has been notified of his death.

"As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the police and the coroner have been notified, and Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances of the incident," said a news release from the organization.



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