Woman faces attempted murder, sex charges

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

An Iqaluit woman appeared in court this week to face charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault, sexual assault and sexual interference after a violent incident at an Iqaluit residence on Nov. 4.

After her court appearance, Loretta Kanatsiak, 34, was remanded in custody until her next court appearance, scheduled for Dec. 6 in Iqaluit.

Cpl. Todd Walsh of the Iqaluit RCMP detachment said the attempted murder and aggravated assault charges are connected to the stabbing of an Iqaluit woman last Friday. Those charges were laid shortly after the Nov. 4 incident.

Walsh said the other charges were laid later, after further investigation.

He said the assault and sexual assault charges relate to an attack on another Iqaluit woman, and that the sexual interference charge relates to a complainant who is under the age of 14.

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