By Associated Press - Tuesday, June 18, 2019

DELANO, Calif. (AP) - A California prison inmate who was seriously injured by his cellmate three months ago has died.

Kern Valley State Prison officials say 40-year-old Ryan Galindo was pronounced dead Tuesday at the long-term care facility where he was taken after the March 18 attack.

Galindo suffered severe head injuries in the attack at the Bakersfield-area prison.



Officials are investigating his death as a homicide.

Galindo was serving a six-year sentence from Fresno County for being an ex-felon in possession of a gun.

Officials say Galindo’s cellmate, 40-year-old Erik Morales, is serving a life sentence out of Los Angeles County for first-degree murder.

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