Guilty verdict in death of Inuk woman a ‘reassurance’ to Indigenous community: Crown

A Crown prosecutor says he hopes a conviction in the murder of an Inuk woman will serve as some reassurance to the Indigenous community.

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A jury in Montreal Wednesday found 32-year-old Kwasi Benjamin guilty in the 2015 death of his girlfriend, 29-year-old Nellie Angutiguluk.

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Crown attorney Dennis Galiatsatos argued during the trial that Benjamin strangled the mother of three following an argument.

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Following the verdict, Galiatsatos said he hopes the case will serve to tell Aboriginal people that the justice system has not forgotten them.

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He was referring to two separate verdicts in February where the accused were acquitted in the deaths of Indigenous people.

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In Saskatchewan, Gerald Stanley was found not guilty of shooting Colten Boushie, while jurors in Winnipeg found Raymond Cormier not guilty of murdering Tina Fontaine.