The death of a 56-year-old man at a Dartmouth encampment last year has been ruled a homicide by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.

According to a news release, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report on Dec. 22, 2024, that a man had been assaulted by a woman at an encampment on Geary Street.

The man declined medical assistance and did not want a police investigation, the release said.

Four days later, police were called back to the encampment where the same man was found dead in a ten…