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North Carolina inmate convicted of killing toddler dies in prison attack

Semajs Short, 24, was attacked in a housing area at Bertie Correctional Institution. He was convicted in the 2014 murder of 2-year-old Dy’Unanna Anderson. Short pleaded guilty to second-degree murder

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Semajs Short, 24, was attacked in a housing area at Bertie Correctional Institution. He was convicted in the 2014 murder of 2-year-old Dy’Unanna Anderson. Short pleaded guilty to second-degree murder

Highlights

  • Semajs Short, 24, was attacked in a housing area at Bertie Correctional Institution.
  • He was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2014 murder of 2-year-old Dy’Unanna Anderson.
  • Short was serving a 31-year prison sentence.
  • Three other prisoners were injured in Tuesday’s assault, WCTI-TV reports.
  • The Windsor Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the incident, the DPS said in a news release.
  • It is unclear if the group assault occurred at the time of the toddler’s death, the state’s public safety department said.