Puvirnituq man charged with second degree murder
Putugu Tukalak charged in stabbing death of his partner
A Puvirnituq man has been charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30 stabbing death of his spousal partner.
Police were called to Puvirnituq’s health centre Jan. 31, where they discovered the body of 26-year-old Talasia Tukalak-Ivilla-Nutataluk, said Sgt. Claude Denis of the Sûreté du Québec.
Police say the woman appears to have died from stabbing injuries.
Police immediately arrested the woman’s partner, Putugu Tukalak, who was at the health centre when they arrived.
The 34-year-old man appeared in court Feb. 1, where he was charged with second degree murder.
Putugu remains in custody, and is scheduled to re-appear in court Feb. 13.
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