Puvirnituq man faces 2nd-degree murder charge in woman’s death

Body of 79-year-old woman was discovered inside a residence

Quebec police say Matiusi Tullaugak, 47, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 79-year-old woman in Puvirnituq. (Photo by Cedric Gallant)

By Cedric Gallant - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A Puvirnituq man has been charged with second-degree murder as Quebec provincial police continue to investigate the death of a woman whose body was discovered Monday.

Nunavik Police Service officers were called to a residence in Puvirnituq at around 10:30 p.m. Monday, where they found the body of a 79-year-old woman.

The woman is identified as Nellie Tullaugak-Wilson in a document released by Quebec’s Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions.

Investigators from the Sûreté du Québec’s crimes against the person division and a forensics specialist were called in to take over the investigation, spokesperson Sgt. Nancy Fournier said Thursday.

On Wednesday afternoon, provincial police officers arrested Matiusi Tullaugak, 47, and charged him with second-degree murder. Tullaugak was to appear in court Thursday afternoon.

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  1. Posted by Andre on

    Nellie, You’ll Be Miss My Old Friend, you and your Brother Josie Will Stay alive in my Good Memories, My Condoleance To All The Familly, I remember Visiting you in Lasalle at Peters Place,Visiting you at Hospital When You had Food Poisoning and in POV in 1995, We Sometime use to call each other Mom & Son, Aakuluk Nellie,Naglirevagit. This is Very Sad. From: Andre (Tommy’s Dad)

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