Ontario man who shot wife dies in Saskatchewan psychiatric prison [Video]

An inmate has died in federal psychiatric prison in Saskatoon.

Denis Grandbois, an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died of “apparent natural causes” on Thursday, according to a statement from the Correctional Service of Canada.

The federal prison service says Grandbois’ next of kin have been notified.

Grandbois was charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife, Beverly, in July 1997. He entered a plea of not criminally responsible for reason of mental disorder but was convicted on the murder charge after jury trial, according to court records.

Grandbois tried to have the murder conviction overturned in a 2003 appeal, arguing the verdict was unreasonable because it conflicted with the opinions of three psychiatrists who testified for the defence.

There was no doubt that Grandbois was mentally ill, Justice James MacPherson wrote in his 2003 decision. He had been hospitalized many times, and at trial, he was unanimously diagnosed …