{"id":52643,"date":"2025-02-27T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=52643"},"modified":"2025-02-27T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T23:30:11","slug":"truro-man-charged-with-attempted-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=52643","title":{"rendered":"Truro man charged with attempted murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHUBENACADIE\/MILLBROOK:<\/strong> A 40-year-old Truro man has been charged with a slew of offences, including attempted murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 26, RCMP officers responded to a report of stabbings that occurred at a residence on Coach Rd. in Millbrook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;RCMP officers learned that a man stabbed and robbed a man and then stabbed a woman before fleeing the scene in the male victim\u2019s SUV,&#8221; said an RCMP official in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three people are known to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 64-year-old man and 41-year-old woman, both of Truro, suffered serious injuries. They were transported to hospital by EHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short time later, RCMP officers received information that the man involved had robbed a nearby gas station and continued to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearby officers quickly located the vehicle, a Kia Sportage, travelling south at Exit 10 on Hwy. 102 near Shubenacadie where it crashed into the ditch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the scene, the 40-year-old Truro man was safely arrested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man was in possession of two knives at the time he was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Arthur Cope has been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attempt to Commit Murder (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aggravated Assault (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assault with a Weapon (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uttering Threats (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robbery (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Failure to Comply with a Probation Order (four counts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cope was held in custody and was to appear in Truro Provincial Court on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation, led by Millbrook RCMP with assistance from Colchester County District RCMP, is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File# 2025-255350<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;232&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] SHUBENACADIE\/MILLBROOK: A 40-year-old Truro man has been charged with a slew of offences, including attempted murder. 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