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.