Yarmouth Town RCMP responded to the sudden deaths of two adults who were known to each other on November 1, at approximately 2:40 p.m.

On arrival police located the remains of a 58-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman inside a home on Placid Crt. The deaths are being treated as suspicious.

The investigation is being led by the Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit with assistance from Yarmouth Town RCMP, the Yarmouth Town RCMP General Investigation Section, Yarmouth Rural RCMP, the Shelburne Street Crime Enforcement Unit, Forensic Identification Services, Digital Forensics Services, Southwest Nova Traffic Services, and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.

Update November 8th: The woman’s death was a result of homicide and the investigation has determined that the man, who died as a result of self-inflicted wounds, was responsible for the woman’s death.

The investigation shows this to be an incident of intimate partner violence.