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.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Emma Tranter, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 1:53 PM CST Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
The courthouse in Iqaluit, Nunavut, is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emma Tranter
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.
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.
She testified at a trial held last October that her husband had physically abused her for years. She told court she was not trying to kill Aaluk that day, but was trying to stop him from hurting her and her baby, and had been aiming for his arm.
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