A panel of N.W.T. Court of Appeal judges has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a Hay River man convicted of second-degree murder and robbery in the 2017 death of Alex Norwegian. The panel also changed his murder conviction to a manslaughter conviction.
Kelly Ovayuak of Tuktoyaktuk was sentenced to 57 months for aggravated assault, court order breach. He has three years left to serve after being given credit for time in custody.
A lawyer told the court Friday the attempted wire transfer last week was "inappropriate." A Supreme Court Judge made a freezing order on Ron Barlas's assets indefinite, meaning it doesn't have to be revisited every 10 days.
An N.W.T. judge has sentenced a 21-year-old Edmonton man involved in a violent, drug-related attack in 2021 to nine years in prison, describing the man's actions as "amoral, parasitic and predatory."