N.S. news: Cole Harbour deaths the result of intimate partner violence, police say [Video]

The RCMP says the suspicious deaths of two people in Cole Harbour, N.S., were the result of intimate partner violence.

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a report of sudden deaths at a home on Poplar Drive around 9 a.m. Monday.

Officers found the remains of a 72-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman inside the home.

Police say they were both from Cole Harbour and were “known to one another.”

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“The woman’s death was a result of homicide and the investigation has determined that the man, who died as a result of self-inflicted wounds, was responsible for the woman’s death,” reads a Tuesday afternoon news release from the RCMP.

Police confirmed to CTV News that the incident involved a firearm.

They also confirmed the homicide was the result of “intimate partner violence,” though they wouldn’t elaborate on the nature of …