Desmond inquiry: therapist adds to long list of challenges that Lionel Desmond faced The Desmond Fatality Inquiry is being held at the Guysborough Municipal building in Guysborough, N.S. on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard testimony Friday from an occupational therapist who said Lionel Desmond had trouble controlling his anxiety and anger. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan March 05, 2021 - 8:57 AM PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard testimony today from an occupational therapist who said Lionel Desmond had trouble controlling his anxiety and anger.