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April 18, 2003

Two Iqaluit youths killed in unrelated accidents

Kenneth Kilabuk, 14, died this past weekend from injuries he sustained in a snowmobile accident on April 11.

The teen, who lived in Garden Hill, Ont., was visiting Iqaluit for Toonik Tyme. He was snowmobiling behind the Baffin Regional Hospital at about 10 a.m. when he drove into a guide wire near a utility pole.

He was transferred to an Ottawa hospital where he died from head and neck injuries the next day.

Sgt. Greg Bursey said Kilabuk was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
Bursey said the investigation is continuing but he does not expect to lay charges in connection with the death.

Sheila Mathewsie, 4, died the same day after she was struck by an Iqaluit sewer truck while crossing Apex Road near Happy Valley.

A witness told police the little girl ran into the roadway sometime around noon.

"The investigation is continuing. No charges have been laid and I can't comment if they are going to be laid or not," Bursey said.

Memorial services for both children were held this week.

April 18, 2003

Jaw trial will be heard in Cape Dorset

Judge Rene Foisy upheld Salamonie Jaw's request to have his first-degree murder trail conducted in Cape Dorset this week.

Evidence from the April 15 and 16 change of venue hearing, including why Crown opposes having the trial held in Cape Dorset, is protected by a publication ban.
Five witnesses, including a crime statistics expert called by the defence, testified during the hearing.

Jaw's trial date is scheduled to be set on June 5.

Jaw is accused of killing Const. Jurgen Seewald in Cape Dorset on March 5, 2001. He has been in pre-trial custody at Baffin Correctional Centre since his arrest.

CBC Radio applied to have the publication ban removed. However, Foisy upheld the ban on the grounds that any evidence from the hearing could prejudice Jaw's right to a full and fair trial.

"I know there is a fine balance between the right to know and the right to a fair trial," Foisy told the court.

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