Deaths of two men in Colchester County, Nova Scotia deemed homicides

The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John's, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

By The Canadian Press

Posted Dec 25, 2024 12:58:22 PM.

Last Updated Dec 25, 2024 01:01:16 PM.

TRURO, N.S. — The deaths of two men in Colchester County, N.S., have been deemed homicides.

RCMP say a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man died on Dec. 21 and a 27-year-old man from Truro was reported dead the following day.

Investigators say the same two men checked into a hospital on Dec. 19 with serious injuries that were consistent with stab wounds.

Police believe the victims were assaulted in Colchester County.

RCMP pronounced the 25-year-old dead after responding to a call for someone in medical distress at a home in Upper Onslow.

The following day at around 10 a.m., police responded to a report of the 27-year-old in medical distress at a home in Truro, and he was also pronounced dead.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner ruled the deaths homicides on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 25, 2024.

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