Beverly Villeneuve charged with murder in Ndilo man's death

Police have charged a woman with second-degree murder in the death of Archie Paulette in Ndilo Monday night.

Beverly Villeneuve, 46, of Yellowknife, is in police custody and will appear in court today.

Police were called to a home in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation community just after 11 p.m. Monday, where paramedics were treating Paulette, who was critically injured.

Paulette was taken to Stanton Territorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police arrested ​a suspect at the home.

Paulette's death was later determined to be a homicide.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.