Police in Shubenacadie, N.S., are investigating an aggravated assault that took place early Saturday morning at a campground.
Officers and paramedics were dispatched to the scene on Highway 215 at about 2:15 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers found a 23-year-old Dartmouth woman RCMP described as “severely injured” and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say the assault took place in a camper occupied by four people, including the victim and suspect, after an argument escalated between them.
On Sunday, East Hants District RCMP announced 26-year-old Lionel Wade Thompson has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to the campground incident.
Thompson remains in custody ahead of a scheduled court appearance on Monday.
