RCMP release:

A man has been charged with Attempt to Commit Murder following a serious incident in Rockdale.

On July 29, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Richmond County District RCMP responded to an altercation at a home near Hwy. 247.

RCMP officers learned that following the altercation outside of the residence, a man threatened and assaulted a woman who was known to him with a knife.

The 33-year-old victim from Rockdale suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by EHS.

At the home, officers safely located and arrested 27-year-old Patrick Paul Taylor of L’Ardoise. He was charged with:

• Attempt to Commit Murder
• Assault Causing Bodily Harm
• Assault with a Weapon
• Uttering Threats
• Mischief
• Failure to Comply with an Undertaking

Taylor appeared in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court and was remanded into custody. He will return to court on August 26 at 9:30 a.m.