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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 9:30 AM AT | Last Updated: February 25
On Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his daughter, mother, wife and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S. (Dave Irish/CBC)
The psychologist who treated Lionel Desmond for complex post-traumatic stress disorder at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown says she never saw any sign that the Afghanistan veteran would harm himself or his family.
Dr. Wendy Rogers testified that an abusive husband who is prone to violence would typically speak about his spouse in derogatory terms. But in her patient s case, whether due to his depression or the fact that he and his wife were living in different provinces, he seemed distant from his wife, at times almost showing indifference.
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from a psychologist who said.
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. A psychologist who treated Cpl. Lionel Desmond for post-traumatic stress syndrome in 2011 told a fatality inquiry today that the soldier also suffered from depression, but he appeared to respond well to therapy. Wendy Rogers, a psychologist contracted by the military, says Desmond made progress in dealing with his PTSD, but […]
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from a psychologist who said she didn't detect warning signs about domestic violence when he began treatment in 2011. Wendy Rogers, a psychologist contracted by the military, said she would have picked up on indications Cpl. Lionel Desmond was prone to violence or abusive behaviour while he was being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. "He never spoke about his wife in a derogatory manner," she told the provincial fatality inquiry, adding that he did not have any suicidal or homicidal tendencies. "There was nothing that raised red flags for me." Desmond, a corporal who served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, had been diagnosed with PTSD in 2011 after a particularly intense seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2007. Rogers said she was shocked when she heard about the triple murder and Des