Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit investigating 2 suspicious deaths

CITYnews halifax / By Rachel Morgan

The Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating two suspicious deaths that occurred in Yarmouth Friday.

Just after 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 1, Yarmouth Town RCMP responded to a report of the sudden deaths of two adults who were known to each other. Responding officers found the remains of a 58-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman inside a home on Placid Crt.

Police reported the deaths are being treated as suspicious.

The Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is leading the ongoing investigation into the deaths 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.

The investigation is in its early stages.

This is a developing story.