COLE HARBOUR, N.S. – Police in Nova Scotia are investigating a murder-suicide in Cole Harbour they say is a case of intimate partner violence.
RCMP say a 72-year-old man killed his partner, a 71-year-old woman, and then killed himself.
They say officers found the bodies Monday morning at a residence in the town across the harbour from downtown Halifax, after they received a report that someone had died at the home.
A news release Tuesday says police are investigating alongside the provincial medical examiner service.
The release does not provide the name of the deceased man or his victim.
The Canadian Femicide Observatory says that as of Oct. 31, at least 155 women and girls have been killed so far this year in Canada and in 95 per cent of those deaths, a male was accused in their killing.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.
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