Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, infamous for his boast of killing nearly 50 women, has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following an assault at a Quebec prison, according to authorities. The 74-year-old Pickton was attacked on Sunday at the Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum security facility located approximately 300 miles northeast of Quebec City.

The Correctional Service Canada revealed that another inmate, identified as 51-year-old Hugues Beaulieu, is the suspected assailant. Further details about the attack and the motive behind it have not been released at this time.

Pickton was convicted in 2007 on six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He faced charges related to the murders of 26 women, with the remains or DNA of 33 women ultimately discovered on his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Shockingly, Pickton once revealed to an undercover police officer that he had killed a total of 49 women.

The case involving Pickton drew widespread criticism toward the Vancouver police for not taking the disappearances of the missing women, many of whom were sex workers or drug users, with sufficient seriousness. Among Pickton's confirmed victims are Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Brenda Ann Wolfe, Georgina Papin, and Marnie Frey.

The investigation into Pickton's crimes began over 22 years ago, when police initiated searches at his farm in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquitlam. This marked the start of a painstaking and lengthy probe into the disappearances of numerous women.

The hospitalization of Robert Pickton following the prison assault has raised questions and sparked interest in the notorious case, with many awaiting further updates on his condition and the ongoing investigation.

As this story continues to develop, the public remains eager for more information about the motive behind the assault and the potential impact on the case against one of Canada's most notorious serial killers.