Womans death at Mahone Bay, N.S. home was intimate partner violence, police say [Video]

Police in Nova Scotia have confirmed that the deaths of two people found in a home in Mahone Bay this week were the result of intimate partner violence.

The news comes as the province grapples with an increasing number of similar incidents — with advocates calling for more action and government vowing to make a difference.

RCMP said they were called to a well-being check of two people at a home on Long Hill Road on Sunday.

“Responding officers found the remains of a 60-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man in the home,” RCMP said in a Thursday update.

The case was initially treated as suspicious deaths until the medical examiner’s office completed their investigation.

“(The) investigation has determined that the woman’s death was a result of homicide and that the man, who died as a result of self-inflicted wounds, was responsible for the woman’s death. This incident was the result of intimate partner violence,” RCMP said.

On Monday, a neighbour of the …