A suspect facing four charges, including attempted murder, following a pair of incidents at an Inverness Co. First Nations community is scheduled to return to court in the new year.
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.
Jenilee Kaitlyn Francis, 18, of Eskasoni has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and obstruction; she was released on conditions in September, and had an election-and-plea hearing in Wagmatcook Provincial Court Wednesday.
Francis is expected back to set a date for her preliminary inquiry Jan. 8.
Joshua Lindsay Paul, 26, and Robert Lindsay Paul, 35, both from Eskasoni, each 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, and were sent back into custody
Joshua Paul was released from custody on conditions in November, while Robert Paul remains behind bars; they’re scheduled for preliminary hearings to determine if there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial Feb. 19-21.
Police say the suspects and victim were known to each other, and it’s not considered a random act.
