Summer of booze and assaults in Kugluktuk

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

During the first three weeks of July, the Kugluktuk RCMP dealt with 100 calls and more than 50 drunken residents.

Several serious assaults were linked to boozy arguments that turned violent. Last week, a frightened youth called police, saying her mother was being beaten up by her father.

The RCMP say an intoxicated adult male, who was later arrested, apparently had become “upset” with his common-law spouse and started to assault her, kicking her twice in the head.

The RCMP also received two complaints of sexual assaults on minor children under 12 and two other complaints about drunken parents who were neglecting their children.

In its latest community newsletter, the RCMP detachment in Kugluktuk reminded parents “that if you intend to drink please ensure that you arrange for a babysitter prior to commencing.”

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