Man charged with murder in 2017 death of 12-year-old Nunavut boy
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut — A man has been charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy from Nunavut following a 15-month investigation.
Searchers found the body of Ray Taparti Jr., who also went by OJ, in an industrial part of Rankin Inlet on July 8, 2017.
He had been missing for five days.
RCMP say they carried out a massive investigation into the boy’s death, conducting more than 75 interviews and involving 15 different agencies and departments.