US EditionMontreal men plead guilty after keeping woman’s body on couch for six months
- Brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone pleaded guilty in May 2025 to leaving Alasie Tukkiapik's body on a couch for six months in Montreal.
- The sisters’ disappearance in September 2023 from Kangiqusujuaq led to a police visit where Nicodemo revealed she died six months earlier and remained on the couch.
- Francesco, Tukkiapik’s partner who lived intermittently at the residence, admitted not calling 911 after her condition worsened due to fear of her family.
- Police described a mummified body under a blanket on the couch and noted the brothers used fragrance spray to mask the odor; a pathologist found no trauma to cause death.
- The men have pleaded guilty to mishandling a body and are scheduled to be sentenced on May 9, 2025, prompting questions about the care and reporting duties involved in the case.
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Montreal men plead guilty after keeping woman's body on couch for six months
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.
Montreal Men Plead Guilty After Keeping Woman’s Body on Couch for Six Months
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. Prosecutor Simon Lapierre confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of Alasie Tukkiapik. A statement of facts read in court says the 41-year-old’s family reported her missing in September 2023 in the Inuit village of K…
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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. Prosecutor Simon Lapierre confirmed that brothers Nicodemo and Francesco Sansalone admitted guilt this week in the death of Alasie Tukkiapik. A statement of facts read in court says the 41-year-old’s family reported her missing in September 2023 in the Inuit village of K…
Two Montrealers admit to living with a woman's body for six months - Canada French
MONTREAL — Two Montrealers pleaded guilty to contempt of a corpse after admitting that they had left the remains of an Aboriginal woman on the couch of their home for six months. Attorney Simon Lapierre confirmed that the Nicodemo brothers and Francesco Sansalone admitted their guilt this week in the death of Alasie Tukkiapik. A statement of facts read in court indicates that the 41-year-old woman's family reported her disappearance in September…
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