Iqaluit man jailed for buddy’s death

This week, Chris Dederick Sr., 34, was sentenced to two years and one month for manslaughter, in the beating death of Dale Pearce, 50, in Iqaluit on March 24, 2003.

According to testimony heard in court, Dederick and Pearce were arguing when Pearce dared a drunken Dederick to hit him. Dederick struck Pearce twice in the head. Pearce fell, had a seizure before passing out, and died in an Ottawa hospital a week later.

The two men had been drinking prior to the dispute.