Killer dies in Ontario
Mark King Jeffrey was convicted of killing
13-year-old Jennifer Naglingniq
Northern News Services
Monday, July 6, 2015
GRAVENHURST, ONT
Mark King Jeffrey, the man convicted of killing 13-year-old Jennifer Naglingniq in 2002, has died in custody at Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst, Ont. The cause of death has not been determined.
Mark King Jeffrey is escorted to court by RCMP in 2004. He was later convicted in 2007 for the murder of 13-year-old Jennifer Naglingniq five years earlier. - NNSL file photo |
Jeffrey was found unresponsive in his cell in the medium-security unit at the jail. Staff performed CPR but he could not be revived. He was 34.
Naglingniq was found in her mother's apartment Dec. 6, 2002 with multiple stab wounds. Jeffrey lied to police, Nunavut News/North reported at the time, as another man was charged with the murder and held for about a week before being released.
Jeffrey told police he had an alibi, which fell apart after his mother pressed him on the issue, at which point he admitted he had been present during the murder. At that point, he claimed the girl's mother stabbed her to death.
That claim was also demolished the following March, when a blood sample matched blood found at the scene of the crime.
Charged with first-degree murder, Jeffrey pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2007, in exchange for a lesser sentence.
He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 14 years before he was eligible for parole.
Stabbing under investigation
Police are investigating a June 27 stabbing in Pangnirtung.
Police arrived at a home at approximately 5 p.m., and found an adult male victim with multiple stab wounds.
The victim was medically evacuated to Iqaluit with non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crim Stoppers.
Two men arrested in cocaine bust
Two men face cocaine trafficking charges after a June 28 bust in Iqaluit.
The men, aged 21 and 22, were arrested after an investigation that led to the men being charged with trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime charges.
Police seized about 15 grams of cocaine as well as marijuana and cash.
The two men will be in court Aug. 10.
