September 7, 2001

Iqaluit man stabbed to death

Woman, 42, charged with slaying

AARON SPITZER
Nunatsiaq News

IQALUIT — An Iqaluit woman has been charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing over the weekend.

Jeannie Manning, 42, of Iqaluit, was arrested Sept. 1 and charged with killing Davidee Adla, 44, also of Iqaluit.

Around 3 a.m. that day, police received a report that a man had just been stabbed at House 800, near the Capital Suites building in Iqaluit's Lower Base area.

When emergency officials arrived they transported Adla, the victim, to Baffin Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy on Adla is being conducted, but results will not be released until the case goes to trial.

Manning was arrested at the scene. She will be transported to the women's correction centre in Ft. Smith, where she will held until her bail hearing in Iqaluit Oct. 2.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Manning will be sentenced to life in jail with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Iqaluit RCMP are still investigating the stabbing. Because the case remains open, officers declined to provide many details about the incident, including details about the weapon, the number and location of Adla's wounds, and whether alcohol was a factor.

Adla's death is Iqaluit's first homicide this year.