The Nunavut Court of Appeal upheld the second-degree murder conviction of an Igloolik man for a killing he was charged with back in 2018. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Jerry Ulayuruluk convicted of 2nd-degree murder; judges call appeal ‘wholly without merit’
Nunavut’s appeal court has dismissed the appeal of an Igloolik man convicted of stabbing his teenaged girlfriend to death, according to a decision publicly released by the Nunavut Court of Appeal.
In foreground from left, Susie Tennille, Geteeta Parr, Abigail Joanasie and Mary Elaine Hutchings learn to prepare dried caribou at the Kinngait community hall on Monday. The students are part of the Rise Up Youth Gathering, a program hosted by the hamlet’s recreation department at Peter Pitseolak School for students in grades 7 to 12. The students plan to form a youth committee to help organize future activities. (Photo courtesy of Dawn Currie)