17-year-old arrested after death of man in Stewiacke
A 17-year-old boy is in police custody in connection with the death of a 46-year-old man in Stewiacke, N.S., early Friday morning.
Colchester District RCMP were called to a home at 216 Main St. E. in Stewiacke at 3:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a disturbance there. When they arrived, they found a man with life-threatening injuries, according to a police news release.
Paramedics took the man to the Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro, where he was pronounced dead.
The man's wife, Shelly Woods, identified him as Daniel Handrahan.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dal Hutchinson said the man and the boy are not related, and it's not yet known if the two knew each other.
The boy was arrested at the scene. He has not been charged.
Later in the morning, police had cordoned off the home. Bloodstains and articles of clothing were visible in the gravel driveway of the home.
The RCMP's major crime unit and forensic identification section are investigating.
