A pair of suspects facing three charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community have had their cases adjourned.
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 remanded into custody; the woman was released without charges.
The men were expected for bail hearings in Antigonish Provincial Court Wednesday; instead, the hearings were adjourned for the second time, and they were sent back behind bars for the time being.
Joshua Paul is scheduled to return to court Monday; Robert Paul is expected back Sept. 13.
Police say their investigation continues; the suspects and victims are known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
