Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry
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Desmond inquiry: former soldier sought counselling the same day he killed his familyOne of the key mandates of the inquiry is to determine if Lionel Desmond and his family had access to mental health services and domestic violence prevention services.CanadaSep 15, 2021
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Lionel Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says stressors caused relapses for soldier with PTSDDuring the first phase of the provincial fatality inquiry, which started last year, the hearings focused on the involvement of police and provincial health and firearms officials.PoliticsFeb 23, 2021
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‘He saw dead people.’ Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel DesmondThe inquiry heard for the first time from Lionel Desmond's immediate family, including Shanna Desmond's parents and her younger brother.PoliticsFeb 19, 2021
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‘It destroyed him.’ Lionel Desmond’s friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefightsOrlando Trotter described how he and Desmond took part in intense firefights with the Taliban on an almost daily basis over a seven-month period.PoliticsFeb 18, 2021
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Lionel Desmond inquiry: Sister says her family received no help from Veterans AffairsThe inquiry heard testimony from Albert (Junior) MacLellan, a retired warrant officer who was called in to help the grieving families.CanadaFeb 17, 2021
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Lionel Desmond inquiry: letter from former soldier describes his mental challengesThe fatality inquiry has heard that the former Canadian soldier was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a possible traumatic brain injury.CrimeFeb 16, 2021
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Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry to resume next week after nearly a year of delaysThere will be restrictions on in-person access to the inquiry as a result of the pandemic. However, the court has now confirmed that proceedings will be livestreamed online.HealthFeb 10, 2021
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Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume mid-February, barring technical delaysJennifer Stairs said in a news release Friday the fatality inquiry in the Lionel Desmond case will go ahead in mid-February at the courthouse in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.CrimeNov 27, 2020
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Preliminary phase of Lionel Desmond inquiry beginsThe 33-year-old soldier was diagnosed with PTSD after two tours in Afghanistan in 2007.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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N.S. inquiry into Lionel Desmond murder-suicide to examine mental health, domestic violence servicesNova Scotia ordered the inquiry in December 2017, almost a year after Desmond fatally shot his mother, wife, 10-year-old daughter and himself in Upper Big Tracadie.CanadaMay 24, 2018
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