Manitoba inmate released in error arrested [Video]

A Manitoba inmate who was released from custody by mistake has been arrested, according to Winnipeg police.

Police were told on Tuesday that 27-year-old Mark Phillip Traverse was released from custody in error.

At the time, officers were called just after midnight to the 300 block of Princess Avenue for a report of a man who had been assaulted.

Police met with the 25-year-old man, who was then taken to hospital in unstable condition.

An investigation found the victim, Leo Charles Martin-Shea, was assaulted on the east side of Main Street and Stella Avenue days earlier.

According to police, Martin-Shea went home after the assault, and police and emergency responders were not called until his condition worsened.

Officers say Martin-Shea’s injuries were ‘life-altering’ and he died in hospital days later.

Wednesday night, police sent an update saying Traverse had …