Justice

Iqaluit killer was granted day parole 3 months before new murder charge

Jopey Atsiqtaq, accused in 1986 killing of Iqaluit teen, served sentence for 2 other murders committed in the city that same year

In June — three months before being charged in the killing of an Iqaluit teen 38 years ago — Jopey Atsiqtaq sought full parole for two other murders that occurred in 1986 that he was convicted of and imprisoned for.

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