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Dorothy Georgina Abel, 39 of Lutselke, NWT
- Chipewyan woman and a mother of five, her eldest was only 13 years old at the time of her attack
- Victim of a violent assault in Yellowknife, NWT, in July 1996
- Subsequently medevaced to the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta
- Doctors placed her into a medically induced coma
- Dorothy passed away in hospital in 2000 after 4 years in coma
- No charges were ever laid in her assault
- Dorothy's family attended the pre-inquiry for the NI-MMIWG (The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls)
- "The case remains open, but her files have been lost"
- If you have any information regarding the homicide of Dorothy Georgia Abel please contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 867–669–1111
I wish I could find more news articles or even a single LE statement for this case but unfortunately it was very sparse. I hope these are sufficient. I think it is still likely that someone with knowledge of her assault is out there somewhere, and of course, she and her family still deserve justice. It is a major shame that LE don't seem to have any information to share with the family or the public.
Northern News Services Ltd - "Yellowknifer: YK COLD CASE FILES" - Anna James - Jan 31, 2022
It Starts With Us MMIW: "Our Mother – Dorothy Georgina Abel" - January 27, 2017
Medium: "Mother Dies After Assualt, Files Destroyed — Dorothy Georgina Abel (1996)" - Dani Bujold - May 30, 2024
Unsolved Case Files Canada: "Indigenous Dorothy Abel remained in a coma for 4 years" - UCF #104200135 | Updated: 2026-01-21