Montreal duo pleads guilty in six-month body retention case
May 2, 2025, 11:38 am
In a grim legal development, two Montreal men have pleaded guilty after confessing to keeping a woman’s body in their home for six months. The disturbing case, which in one report involves an Indigenous victim, has shocked the community and raised profound ethical and legal questions.
Montreal men plead guilty after keeping woman’s body on couch for six months CP24
Prosecutor Simon Lapierre confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of Alasie Tukkiapik.
A prosecutor confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of 41-year-old Alasie Tukkiapik
MONTREAL - Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous woman on the couch in their home for six months.
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