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(CBS/ AP) Authorities say an inmate raped and murdered a female corrections officer at a Daytona Beach prison.
The Department of Corrections reports that Enoch Hall attacked Officer Donna Fitzgerald Wednesday night while she was on duty at the Tomoka Correctional Institution. The Port Orange woman had worked at the prison for 13 years.
WESH-TV in Orlando reported that Fitzgerald, 50, discovered Hall hiding in a warehouse area of the prison after lights-out on Wednesday night. The inmate then attacked her.
State prison records show that Hall, 39, is already serving two life sentences for sexual battery with a weapon and kidnapping convictions from a 1993 case.
“Words cannot express the sorrow I feel over the loss of our correctional officer,” said Department of Corrections Secretary Walter McNeil. “The entire department grieves the murder of one of our finest officers, and we pray for the victim’s family during this difficult time.”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the attack. No charges have been filed
Source, cbsnews.com
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mrs. Fitzgerald. A good friend of mine worked with her at this prison and I wouldn’t know what to do if anything ever happened to her on the job. This act of violence was undeserved and I pray that they make it so he can never do this again.
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