**** RCMP Media Release.
RCMP charge man with attempted murder
Colchester County District RCMP has charged a man with attempted murder after a stabbing in Truro Heights.
On January 23 at 5 p.m., police responded to a report of a stabbing on Anita Cres. in Truro Heights. When police arrived at the scene, they found a 51-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds to the head and upper body. A man was located at the scene by police and was arrested without incident. The woman was taken by ambulance to hospital in Truro for serious, non-life threatening injuries and was later transferred to hospital in Halifax.
Shawn David Olsen, 54, of Truro Heights, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Uttering Threats, Failure to Comply with Conditions of a Release Order (2 counts). Olsen has been remanded into custody and will appear in Truro Provincial Court on January 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
The investigation is continuing and is being assisted by the RCMP Forensic Identification Section.
