GUYSBOROUGH: The Afghanistan war veteran who purchased
a rifle to use later that same day to kill his family and then himself were
victims of “systemic failures” that created barriers to accessing mental health
care, Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A government official testified at the Desmond Fatality Inquiry regarding the standards police use to address cases of intimate partner violence, including the fact officers had “limited” training in the years prior to the triple...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Chantel Desmond went to go pick up her niece on Jan. 3, 2017 at her brother’s house in Upper Big Tracadie, but rather than finding her ready to go to an after-school program, she discovered...
GUYSBOROUGH: Just two hours before retired
Cpl. Lionel Desmond used a military-style carbine to kill his 52-year-old mother,
31-year-old wife, and 10-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on himself,
the Afghanistan war veteran looked coherent and focused when he purchased...
GUYSBOROUGH: The emergency room doctor who
assessed retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond two days before he purchased a
military-style carbine and killed his mother, wife, and 10-year-old daughter
before turning the gun on himself, testified on Monday that the veteran wasn’t
considering...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Judge Paul Scovil’s final report and recommendations from the Desmond Fatality Inquiry will be released to the public on Jan. 31.
The fatality inquiry, which saw testimony from 70 witnesses over 56...
PORT HAWKESBURY: To allow Judge Warren Zimmer to continue his work, the conclusion of the Desmond Fatality Inquiry has been extended.
The Desmond Fatality Inquiry, which saw testimony from 69 witnesses over 53 days,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last week, two military psychiatrists explained for the first time, what personal care retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond received in the health care system of the military prior to his medical discharge in 2015.
GUYSBOROUGH: Already having heard from three doctors
who interacted with Afghanistan war veteran retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond in the
months prior to the triple murder-suicide at their Upper Big Tracadie home, on
February 11, the inquiry began hearing testimony from...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Nova Scotia Judiciary say they expect Judge Warren Zimmer’s final report and recommendations from the Desmond Fatality Inquiry to be filed with the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia “sometime next year.”