Man Charged With Serious Offences After Woman Found With Significant Injuries.
Source : RCMP Release
Shelburne District RCMP has charged a man with Attempt to Commit Murder and related offences following a stabbing in Sandy Point.
On January 4, at approximately 9:05 p.m., RCMP officers and EHS responded to a weapons complaint at a home on Sandy Point Rd. Responding officers located a woman with significant injuries that had fled to a neighbouring residence.
The investigation indicates the 56-year-old woman of Sandy Point had been assaulted with multiple weapons by a man known to her. Officers learned that she had also been assaulted by the same man on January 3. No one else was inside the home at the time of either incident.
Officers located the suspect nearby a short time later, and he was safely arrested.
A search warrant was executed at the residence where the incidents occurred, in order to locate and seize further evidence. RCMP Forensic Identification Section is supporting the ongoing investigation.
Matthew James Jackson, aged 37, of Sandy Point, has been charged with:
- Attempt to Commit Murder (two counts)
- Forcible Confinement
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose (three counts)
- Assault
- Uttering Threats
Jackson was held in custody and had a first court appearance at Yarmouth Provincial Court on January 6, 2025.
