'No other means:' Nunavut judge acquits abused woman who killed husband | iNFOnews

Emma Tranter
The courthouse in Iqaluit, Nunavut, is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emma Tranter
February 02, 2021 - 11:48 AM
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge who acquitted a woman of murder for killing her abusive spouse in self-defence is warning that the territory's cycle of domestic violence will continue unless victims get adequate support.
Sandra Ameralik of Gjoa Haven was charged with second-degree murder after she stabbed her spouse and father of her six children, Howie Aaluk, once in the chest with a large kitchen knife during an argument in their home in June 2017.
Ameralik was 29-years old and 29 weeks pregnant at the time.

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