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SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - The case of Alice Nitsiza, 43, who is charged with beating a Ndilo elder who later died, was adjourned after a brief hearing on Tuesday in territorial court.

"There is one final report we're waiting for," said Crown prosecutor Janice Walsh. "This is a necessary piece of information."

Marie Doctor died in Stanton Territorial Hospital three weeks after she was beaten at home in January. Walsh said the medical report the Crown is waiting for - an examination of tissue - will help determine if the charge against Nitsiza will remain aggravated assault or if it will be increased to manslaughter.

Judge Robert Gorin adjourned the case to April 28.

Woman charged with trafficking possibly dead

It's not clear whether a woman scheduled to be in court Tuesday on drug trafficking charges is alive or dead.

Defence attorney Dan Rideout said Maureen Crawley had been very ill in a Prince Edward Island hospital. Crown prosecutor John Noseworthy said he had received information that she is possibly dead. After a break, Rideout said he was unable to get any more information because he could not access his voice mail.

"My understanding is none of the voice mail on the GNWT system can be retrieved right now," said Judge Robert Gorin.

The matter was adjourned to April 17.

Man finally gets mental assessment

An inmate who spent several months in North Slave Correctional Centre awaiting a mental assessment was finally sent to an Alberta hospital where a bed is now available for him.

Crown prosecutor Sandy Aitken said in territorial court on April 7 that the man had been sent to Alberta on March 31 for an assessment. He faces one charge of sexual interference. The assessment is scheduled to be completed by May 5. Judge Robert Gorin ordered the case adjourned to April 28 "to speak to a return date on the assessment order."