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New Glasgow Regional Police charge man with aggravated assault in New Glasgow

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Published: Wednesday, 27 August 2025 19:16

August 23, 2025

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

News Release

New Glasgow Regional Police has charged a man with aggravated assault in New Glasgow.

On August 23, at 2:30 a.m., New Glasgow Regional Police responded to a report of a stabbing that occurred at a local business on East River Road. NGRP investigation revealed that two adult males were involved in an altercation when one man assaulted the other with a knife.

The suspect fled the area upon police arrival.

A 46-year-old victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and was later released from the Aberdeen Hospital.

On the same day, August 23, at 10:27a.m., New Glasgow Regional Pollice Major Crime Unit arrested 37-year-old James Michael Murchison and charged him with:

• Aggravated Assault

He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Nova Scotia Provincial Court in Pictou on Monday August 25, 2025.

The investigation is ongoing.