A pair of suspects facing three charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community are scheduled to return to court Friday.
Police say officers responded to multiple 911 calls of a man being chased by two other men on Portage Rd. in We’koqma’q in August; that was followed by more 911 calls reporting a hit-and-run on Hwy. 105 in the area, which was related to the first incident.
They say the victim was taken to Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP say they arrested two men and a woman at a home in the community.
Joshua Lindsay Paul, 26, and Robert Lindsay Paul, 34, both from Eskasoni, face counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon; they made their first appearance in the case in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court the day after their arrests.
They were sent back into custody; they’re expected for bail hearings in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court after they were adjourned several times.
Jenileee Kaitlyn Francis, 18, of Eskasoni has been charged with the same counts, plus an additional count of obstruction; she was released on conditions Monday.
Francis is expected for an election-and-plea hearing in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Oct. 29.
Police say their investigation continues; the suspects and victims are known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
