Lanez was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed 14 times while in prison on Monday, May 12 The man accused of stabbing Tory Lanez has been identified as Santino Casio, who is serving a life sentence for murder.

Prison authorities have named Santino Casio as the inmate who allegedly stabbed the Canadian hip-hop artist 14 times.

Authorities said Tuesday that a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder who was previously convicted for an in-prison assault with a deadly weapon.