Shanna Desmond

• Lionel Desmond inquiry focuses on police initiatives around intimate partner violence

  The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed himself and his family in 2017 heard from a government official about police standards on intimate partner violence cases.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2022
  
• Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was ‘falling through the cracks’

  Dr. Faisal Rahman testified that Desmond said he had come to the hospital because he was suffering from the symptoms of the disorder after having an argument with his wife Shanna.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2020
  
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• RCMP officer testifies that Lionel Desmond was deliberate in his plan to murder family members

  Cpl. Gerry Rose-Berthiaume testified that witnesses said Lionel Desmond had struggled to cope after returning from war and had conflicts with his spouse that seemed to spiral out of control after a New Year's Eve incident.

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2020
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• Inquiry into deaths of former soldier Lionel Desmond and his family resume Monday

  The hearing into the death of Lionel Desmond, his mother, wife and daughter will resume in Guysborough, N.S., on Monday.

  Crime

  Jan 26, 2020
• Judge, Crown attorney appointed to Lionel Desmond murder-suicide inquiry

  Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war veteran, shot and killed his wife Shanna, 31, their 10-year-old daughter Aaliyah and his 52-year-old mother Brenda, before turning the gun on himself.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2018
• Relative of Lionel Desmond wants NS murder-suicide to prevent more tragedies

  "It's important because we don't want other families to have our experience, to have the soul damage done to us."

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017
• Shanna Desmond remembered as hopeful, resolute as 2nd funeral is held in NS

  What most people remember about Shanna Desmond was her ever-present, winning smile and the optimism it reflected.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017
• Family ‘trying to hang in there’ following Nova Scotia murder-suicide

  The community is working to raise money for funerals for three of four family members found dead in an Upper Big Tracadie home in Nova Scotia Tuesday evening.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2017