News release
RCMP charge man after stabbing and barricaded incident
October 7, 2026
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Springhill, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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Cumberland County District RCMP has charged a man following a stabbing in Springhill.
On October 4, a 50-year-old woman attended the Springhill RCMP detachment to report that she had been stabbed by a man known to her inside a home on Queen St.
The woman was transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers located the suspect at the residence. The man refused to exit the home and indicated he was in possession of a firearm.
General duty officers, along with the Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services, attended the scene and safely arrested the man.
Austin Charles Wayne MacKenzie, 27, of Springhill, has been charged with:
- Assault with Weapon
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Assault while Choking, Suffocating or Strangling
- Uttering Threats
- Fail to Comply with Release Order
MacKenzie appeared in Amherst Provincial Court on October 5 and was remanded into custody pending another court date on October 8.
File #: 2026-1465619