Cynthia Kudjick, a 35-year-old Inuk woman, was fatally beaten in Montreal in January 2005. Online accounts place the attack on January 3, 2005, with a later case review reporting that she died in hospital on January 4. She had suffered a severe beating, with reports describing injuries to her head and abdomen.
The attack was reported to have occurred at her boyfriend's apartment on rue De Bullion, with another account identifying the location as the 1200 block of the street.
Despite the seriousness of her injuries, Kudjick was apparently still able to leave the residence. She made her way toward the Midway Bar on Saint-Laurent Boulevard and attempted to obtain help there, but she was not admitted. Accounts of the case say she was intoxicated at the time and was known to be involved in sex work.
Kudjick's condition deteriorated after she left the bar. Paramedics ultimately found her outside, unconscious and severely injured. A more recent examination of the case states that she was found without clothing when paramedics reached her. She was transported to a hospital, but the injuries inflicted during the beating proved fatal. Other summaries of the homicide describe her as having been found on the sidewalk after being beaten and left for dead.
Police questioned Kudjick's boyfriend during the investigation. He was described in accounts derived from contemporary reporting as an important witness and as the last person known to have seen her alive before she emerged badly injured. However, the available record does not establish that he was charged with attacking her, and a current review of the case states that no arrest was ever made in connection with the killing. No suspect is publicly identified in the available sources as having been prosecuted, and there is no record of a murder trial or conviction.
The killing has consequently remained unresolved for more than two decades. Kudjick's death has continued to be included in discussions of unsolved Montreal homicides, while advocates examining historic deaths around the city's vulnerable street population have called for authorities to review or reopen her case. As recently as 2026, a Montreal advocacy organization was publicly seeking a renewed investigation into her death, underscoring that no person has been held criminally responsible for the fatal beating.
