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RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit (NEN MCU) is seeking information in relation to two deaths that have been ruled as homicides in Colchester County over the holidays. On December 19, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Truro Police Service (TPS) received information that a 27-year-old Truro man and a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man attended hospital with serious injuries consistent with stab wounds. From the information gathered, investigators believe that the victims were assaulted by a person or persons in Colchester County. At this time, officers do not believe the incident was random. Two days later, on December 21, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Colchester County District RCMP and EHS responded to a report of a male in medical distress at a home on Vincent Drive in Upper Onslow. The 25-year-old… <\/p>\n

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RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit (NEN MCU) is seeking information in relation to two deaths that have been ruled as homicides in Colchester County over the holidays. On December 19, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Truro Police Service (TPS) received information that a 27-year-old Truro man and a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man attended hospital with serious injuries consistent with stab wounds. From the information gathered, investigators believe that the victims were assaulted by a person or persons in Colchester County. At this time, officers do not believe the incident was random. Two days later, on December 21, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Colchester County District RCMP and EHS responded to a report of a male in medical distress at a home on Vincent Drive in Upper Onslow. The 25-year-old... <\/p>\n

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