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Examination of N.S. triple murder-suicide suggests about two dozen improvements

An inquiry that investigated why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 is calling on Ottawa and the province to change the way health records are shared and close gaps in the firearms licensing system.

The combined testimony of the mental health clinicians who saw Lionel Desmond revealed how the veteran, who killed his family and himself, changed over the years from a patient reportedly willing to take medication and engage in processing the trauma he witnessed in Afghanistan. 

February 24 2021 PORT HAWKESBURY – Cassandra Desmond, Lionel Desmond’s sister, wrapped up her testimony at the Desmond Fatality Inquiry last Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 16, when she spoke about the day Lionel killed their mother, Brenda; his wife, Shanna and their 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, at a home in Upper Big Tracadie. She recalled preparing supper at her home in Antigonish late afternoon on Jan. 3, 2017, and her twin sister, Chantel, dropping in around 5:15 p.m., on her way home to Lincolnville from New Glasgow. Cassandra said their niece Aaliyah had called Chantel around 4:30 p.m....

The provincial inquiry is investigating why Lionel Desmond killed his mother, wife and daughter before fatally shooting himself in 2017