RCMP investigate CamBay homicide

As of Nunatsiaq News’ press-time this week, RCMP investigators were still looking into the recent death of a Cambridge Bay woman.

The lifeless body of Rhoda Maksagak, 49, was found in her home by friends at around 12 noon on March 12.

After sending her body out for an autopsy, police now say they are treating the death as a “homicide.”

The RCMP are releasing few details in the case, including the cause of death, and even the victim’s identity, to comply with the Privacy Act. Nunatsiaq News confirmed the deceased person’s name through other sources.

Const. Chris Coles, the RCMP’s media relations officer in Nunavut, said RCMP members from Iqaluit have been sent to Cambridge Bay to help in the investigation.

“I have no idea how long it’s going to take — we never do. It depends on how quickly things come together,” Coles said.