RCMP charge man with violent knife attack

ICYMI – RCMP release:

On July 7, at approximately 4 a.m., Inverness County District RCMP responded to a report of an assault that occurred on Dianne’s Ln. RCMP officers learned that two men were involved in an altercation when one man assaulted the other with a knife.

The 30-year-old victim, who’s known to the suspect, suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

On July 8, RCMP officers arrested 29-year-old Hobie Dwayne Dennis of Waycobah. He’s been charged with:

  • Aggravated Assault
  • Assault (two counts)
  • Assault with a Weapon
  • Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose 
  • Break and Enter with Intent
  • Uttering Threats
  • Mischief

Dennis was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on July 9.

RCMP release:

Inverness County District RCMP has charged a man with multiple offences after investigating an aggravated assault in Whycocomagh.

On July 7, at approximately 4 a.m., Inverness County District RCMP responded to a report of an assault that occurred on Dianne’s Ln. RCMP officers learned that two men were involved in an altercation when one man assaulted the other with a knife.

The 30-year-old victim, who’s known to the suspect, suffered serious injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS.

On July 8, RCMP officers arrested 29-year-old Hobie Dwayne Dennis of Waycobah. He’s been charged with:

  • Aggravated Assault
  • Assault (two counts)
  • Assault with a Weapon
  • Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose 
  • Break and Enter with Intent
  • Uttering Threats
  • Mischief

Dennis was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on July 9.

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