Douglas Garland's alleged attackers charged in jailhouse assault

Four men have been charged in the jailhouse beating of Douglas Garland that took place just hours after the triple murderer was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years.

Brandon Richards, 34, Michael Bohdan, 30, Tristan Thom, 18, and Connor Skipper, 20 all prisoners at the Calgary Remand Centre are eachcharged with aggravated assault.

After he was attacked onFriday night, Garland was taken to hospital with injuries to his face and body. He's now back at the remand centre.

• Douglas Garland returns to jail after being assaulted by inmates

The beating happened hours after hewas sentenced Friday afternoon for the first-degree murders of a Calgary couple, Alvin and KathyLiknes, and their five-year-old grandson, Nathan O'Brien.

Since his arrest in 2014, Garland has been housed in the remand centre's Unit 3, an area for inmates facing serious chargeswho also require some level of protection. That's where he was attacked.

The men accused of attacking Garland were all in custody awaiting trial on criminal charges:

• Bohdan: Sevencharges including breaking and entering, mischief,drug possession.
• Richards: 13 charges, mostly domestic, including unlawful confinement, uttering death threats.
• Skipper: Four charges including sexual assault, assault, uttering threats and drug possession.

Garland is expected to remain at the remand centre until he is assessed for transfer to a federal institution, likely some time next week, according to his lawyer Kim Ross.

Thom, Bohdan and Richards are back in court next month while Skipper makes his first court appearance on the aggravated assault charge on Friday.