Police investigate possible murder in Puvirnituq
Quebec police say victim had injuries that suggest she was intentionally killed
The Sureté du Québec have opened an investigation into a possible murder that occurred in Puvirnituq last week. (Photo by Cedric Gallant)
The body of a woman was found in a Puvirnituq home Feb. 28 and Sureté du Québec, the provincial police, say they have reason to believe she was the victim of a murder.
Nunavik Police Service officers were called after the discovery, said police spokesperson Hugues Beaulieu in a French phone interview.
The victim is a woman in her thirties. Beaulieu said her injuries suggest she might have been intentionally killed.
The investigation has been transferred to the Sureté du Québec crimes against the person department, with collaboration with Nunavik police.
A suspect has been arrested, said Beaulieu, but no charges have been laid.
Nunavik Police Service deputy-Chief Jean-François Morin told Nunatsiaq News he will offer no comment, to avoid compromising the ongoing investigation by Sureté du Québec.
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