Regional Police Officer Charged With Assaulting Two Women

by Bobby NockSeptember 8, 2015

The province’s police watchdog says charges have been laid against a Cape Breton Regional Police officer accused of assault.

The Serious Incident Response Team says Cst. Jefferey Hennessey is facing three counts of assault, two relating to his girlfriend and a third to another woman.

The SIRT says it was contacted by Regional Police on the morning of August 1 after reports of two incidents of domestic violence between a male Regional Police officer and his girlfriend.

Cst. Hennessey is due in Sydney Provincial Court on September 24^th.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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