7th N.S. woman killed by intimate partner violence in five months

CITYnews halifax / By The Canadian Press

Police in Bridgewater, N.S., say an elderly woman has died as a result of intimate partner violence.

Her death marks the seventh time a woman’s death has been linked to domestic abuse in Nova Scotia since mid-October.

Since then, six women have been killed by their partners: Brenda Tatlock-Burke, on Oct. 18, one in Yarmouth, N.S., one occurred in suburban Halifax, a 22-year-old woman from Centreville, N.S. burned in a fire, Cora-Lee Smith, 40, (and her father) on New Year’s Eve and recently on Jan. 5, Elaine Mosher of Mahone Bay, N.S.

The Bridgewater Police Service say the latest incident happened just before noon on Sunday, officers responded to a 911 call for a woman in medical distress.

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Police say they found an elderly female from Bridgewater inside a home, where it appeared she had been injured by a weapon.

Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene, and police say an elderly man was found with “related injuries” inside another room in the home.

He was arrested and is expected to appear in court today.

Police did not immediately release the names or ages of the deceased or the suspect, nor did they say what type of weapon was used.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 3, 2025.