Nova Scotia

Deaths of 2 men in Colchester County, N.S., ruled homicides

Police are investigating the deaths of two men in Colchester County over the weekend that have now been ruled homicides.

Police say victims were stabbed in incident not believed to have been a random act

RCMP badge
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has ruled the two deaths as homicides, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday. (RCMP)

Police are investigating the deaths of two men in Colchester County, N.S., over the weekend that have now been ruled homicides.

Nova Scotia RCMP said in a news release Tuesday that a 27-year-old man from Truro and a 25-year-old man from Pictou Landing First Nation were seen at hospital on the evening of Dec. 19 with serious stab wounds.

On Dec. 21 at approximately 11:50 p.m., RCMP and EHS responded to a report of a male in medical distress at a home on Vincent Drive in Upper Onslow near Truro. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

About 10 hours later, Truro police officers and paramedics responded to another call of a male in medical distress at a home on Lavinia Drive in Truro. He was also pronounced dead at the scene.

The two deceased were subsequently identified as the victims of the stabbings and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service on Monday ruled the deaths as homicides.

RCMP say they believe the men were assaulted by a person or persons in Colchester County and that the stabbing incident was not a random act.

Add some “good” to your morning and evening.

Get the latest top stories from across Nova Scotia in your inbox every weekday.

...

The next issue of CBC Nova Scotia newsletter will soon be in your inbox.

Discover all CBC newsletters in the Subscription Centre.opens new window

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply.