Family tensions amid Nova Scotia missing children case

Court files reveal tension between mother and stepfather as Nova Scotia police search for missing 5‑ and 6‑year‑old twins.

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Family tensions amid Nova Scotia missing children case

Jack, 5, and Lilly, 6, vanished from their Lansdowne, Nova Scotia home on May 2, 2025. A 140‑km‑wide grid search of the forested area uncovered a pink blanket and a child‑size boot print, but no trace of the siblings. Over eight months RCMP and provincial police have interviewed 75 witnesses, read 1,066 tips, reviewed 8,000 video files, and deployed 160 volunteers, drones and helicopters over an 8.5‑km² search zone. Court papers now reveal tension between the children’s mother, Malehya Brooks‑Murray, and step‑father Daniel Martell—who moved in with her in August 2023—along with alleged physical abuse. The Crown notes no “reasonable grounds” for a crime yet, but the case remains open under the Missing Persons Act.

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