Two men are facing charges for attempted murder and other serious offences in a case of intimate partner violence in Beechville.
It was just before 8 in the morning on Tuesday when police got a call that two men had tried the night before to kill a woman known to them, according to a news release from RCMP.
Officers say it allegedly happened after a dispute at a home.
About 20 minutes after they got the call, police arrested one of the men at the home. The second was arrested in Dartmouth in the afternoon.
The woman was hurt but her injuries were not life-threatening, police say.
A 32-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, both from Beechville, face a list of charges on top of attempted murder, including assault by choking and unlawful confinement.
They appeared in court on Wednesday. RCMP are not releasing their names to protect the victim.
They will appear in court again next month.
The RCMP says anyone experiencing or at risk of intimate partner violence should reach out. Support can be found by calling 211, the provincial toll-free line at 1-855-225-0220, or visiting Nova Scotia 211 online.
Nova Scotia declared intimate partner violence an epidemic in 2024, following a recommendation from the Mass Casualty Commission’s final report on the 2020 Portapique mass shooting.
