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Man in custody after alleged axe assault in Pictou County

88-year-old woman seriously injured at home on Greenwood Street in Thorburn Nova Scotia RCMP say they arrested a 61-year-old man in relation to an axe assault in Pictou County on Monday morning.

An 88-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident on Greenwood Street in Thorburn, police said.

"It was just before 9 a.m. this morning we received a report of a person being armed with an axe and running into the woods," said Cpl. Chris Marshall.

"A few minutes later, we got a call from a person having been injured, and described their injuries as serious."

The man allegedly fled into the woods, prompting police to issue an emergency alert for residents of Pictou, Antigonish and Colchester counties. The alert was cancelled following his arrest later Monday morning.