Whale Cove man wants contact with his wife

The lawyer for Allen Kabvitok intends to make a motion to allow the Whale Cove man to correspond with his wife, the court heard April 10.

Kabvitok is the prime suspect in the March 9 strangulation death of Rankin Inlet resident Donna Kusugak. He faces a charge of second-degree murder.

A no-contact order was imposed by a justice of the peace during Kabvitok’s show- cause hearing on March 13 and prevents him from visiting or speaking with his wife.

“[Kabvitok] and his wife certainly want to have contact,” Tim Kavanaugh, Kabvitok’s lawyer, said via telephone.

However, the order cannot be changed until the defense provides Crown with further information, the court heard.

The case against Kabvitok was adjourned until May 6. Kavanaugh requested the delay so he could gather more information.