The trial of a Nunavut man accused of second-degree murder has started in St. John's.

Patrick Sulurayok, 34, appeared in Supreme Court Tuesday, accused of causing the death of another Nunavut man on June 22, 2021.

Both Sulurayok and Bernard Otuk were working on a Baffin Fisheries vessel that was tied up in Bay Roberts at the time.

They were staying in a rented cabin on Roaches Line, allegedly drinking alcohol and using cocaine, when a fight broke out.

Police were called to the cabin in the Concepti…