Nunuvut RCMP said in a news release, as a result of an investigation carried out by RCMP ‘V’ Division Major Crime Unit, Forensic Identification Section and members of the Sanikiluaq Detachment, Danny Paul Eyaituk, 38, was charged with first degree murder, after his wife Annie Tracy Oqaituq, 36, was found deceased in their Sanikiluaq home on April 19, 2024, .

Danny Paul Eyaituk’s will appear in court on April 23, 2024, in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

The RCMP would like to thank the residents of Sanikiluaq for their assistance throughout the investigation.

Update June 25th 2026: According to Nunatsiaq News a Forensic psychiatrist testified that Danny Paul Eyaituk experienced significant mental health deterioration and episodes of drug-induced psychosis in the months leading up to the death of his wife, Annie Tracy Oqaituq. According to medical records reviewed by the expert, Eyaituk was using cocaine and cannabis daily and exhibited symptoms including paranoia, hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking between late 2023 and early 2024.

The psychiatrist told the court that healthcare workers were concerned enough about his condition to seek involuntary admission to a psychiatric facility under Nunavut’s Mental Health Act in January 2024. Although plans were made to transfer him for psychiatric treatment, he later stabilized and was discharged.

The trial continues.