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Hugues Beaulieu says the plan to wake Pickton in the next few days and see if he can survive on his own was current as of Wednesday, but he wasn&#8217;t sure if it has since changed. Police previously said Pickton was in a life-threatening condition after Sunday&#8217;s attack at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Correctional Service Canada said Pickton was the victim of a &#8220;major assault&#8221; and prison officers had not been involved. 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Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the plan to wake Pickton in the next few days and see if he can survive on his own was current as of Wednesday, but he wasn&#8217;t sure if it has since changed. Police previously said Pickton was in a life-threatening condition after Sunday&#8217;s attack at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution, about 480 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Correctional Service Canada said Pickton was the victim of a &#8220;major assault&#8221; and prison officers had not been involved. 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