Residing with an Inuk's deceased body for prolonged periods in their home, the two siblings endured this unusual circumstance for months.
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A tragic tale unfolds in Montreal, where Alasie Tukkiapik, a woman from Kangiqsujuaq, went missing for months in 2023. Her baffled family desperately searched high and low, but Alasiewas already gone, claimed to be dead by two brothers who knew all along.
Francesco Sansalone, alias "Frank," and Nicodemo Sansalone, a pair of Montrealers in their sixties, admitted their guilt regarding Alasie's remains at a Montreal courthouse on Wednesday. They were charged with outrage to a corpse.
Alasie, Frank's "girlfriend," shared a small apartment on Désy Avenue, in Montreal North, with the Sansalone brothers. With no word from Alasie since April 2023, her loved ones reported her disappearance to the Nunavik police service. On the same day, Montreal police officers paid a visit to the Sansalone brothers' home. The blinds were drawn tight, shrouding the interior in mystery.
When a police officer encountered Nicodemo Sansalone, he confessed immediately that Alasie's lifeless body lay hidden in their living room. "She's on the couch... she's been there for six months," the accused revealed.
The odor wafting from the apartment was nauseating. A single cloth draped the mummified body of Alasie in the living room, while the remnants of a dog littered a trash can.
Upon their arrest, Nicodemo Sansalone explained his shocking silence by fear of Alasie's brother potentially harming him. "I should have called you, but Frank told me not to," he admitted.
According to Nicodemo, he had no involvement in the relationship between his brother and the victim. One day, Frank casually mentioned that Alasie was dead in the living room. He was dumbfounded and, believing a relative of the victim would retaliate, they moved the body to the couch.
Frank was apprehended a month later. He confided to authorities that Alasie had been bleeding profusely for weeks, and he changed her bandages. Yet she continued to weaken, as recounted by Frank. Despite her pleas, she refused to dial 911, fearing a hospital stay.
"At a certain point, he believed it was too late for her and couldn't save her, so he didn't call 911," the court proceedings revealed.
The pathologist determined that the cause of Alasie's death remains undetermined; there are no signs of fractures or traumatic injuries on the body, and no toxicological evidence explains the cause of death.
In court, Francesco defendantly declared, "God has given me a reason."His lawyer, MDavid Leclair, silenced him shortly thereafter.
During a scrum with journalists, Francesco made (in)comprehensible remarks about Hell, God, and human foolishness. Puzzled by why he didn't call 911, he replied, "It's a long story. I was afraid of the family. [Alasie], she was my girlfriend. She was too stressed. It was her choice [not to go to the hospital]."
Frustrated, he uttered, "Don't let go of the potato!" before departing abruptly.
The judge ordered a presentence report with a psychiatric component for Francesco Sansalone's sentencing hearing.
- Montrealers Francesco and Nicodemo Sansalone, the accused brothers, faced charges of outrage to a corpse related to the death of Alasie Tukkiapik in a general-news and crime-and-justice story.
- Alasie's lifeless body was discovered in the living room of her "boyfriend" Francesco Sansalone's apartment, where she had been hidden for six months, according to Nicodemo.
- Investigators struggled to determine the cause of Alasie's death, as there were no signs of fractures, traumatic injuries, or toxicological evidence found on her body.
- In a perplexing statement to journalists, Francesco Sansalone, alias "Frank," cited human foolishness, God, and Hell when questioned about why he did not call for help, leaving Alasie's tragic fate undiscovered for months.
