Police in Nova Scotia are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a bizarre case that started with a home invasion and ended with the discovery of unidentified human remains in a burned-out van.
The RCMP say they were called to a home in Wolfville early on Sunday after two people entered a home where two residents were sleeping.
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By the time officers arrived at the scene, the residents – who did not know the intruders – had fled the home on Ridge Road.
Inside the residence, police found evidence that someone had been injured, but it was clear it was not one of homeowners.
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Police say the two suspects were seen leaving the area in a grey van, which was found burned later the same day, about 35 kilometres to the east in St. Croix, N.S.
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Investigators discovered a body inside the van, but the remains have yet to be identified.
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