Prelim set for vicious Pang assault

Tommy Nuvaqiq, a Pangnirtung man who faces attempted murder and sexual assault charges, will appear in an Iqaluit court on Dec. 12 for his preliminary inquiry.

A preliminary inquiry is held to determine if there’s enough evidence to move forward to trial.

Nuvaqiq’s charges date back to a vicious assault on a 31-year-old woman last summer.

Nuvaqiq also faces a number of break-and-enter charges, and one count of resisting arrest. He’s in custody in the Baffin Correctional Centre.