It's described as a safe space for open conversations about death. The not-for-profit group Bereaved Families is holding a Death Cafe on Monday at 6 p.m. at the East Coast Credit Union Social Enterprise Centre in Antigonish. Project Lead for Bereaved Families, Kuli Malhotra, says a Death Cafe is a…
Posted: Apr 20, 2021 9:04 PM AT | Last Updated: April 21
The fatality inquiry into the what led to Lionel Desmond fatally shooting his family and then himself on Jan. 3, 2017, heard from Veterans Affairs witnesses for the first time Tuesday.(Dave Irish/CBC)
The former soldier from Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself received $126,561 in disability compensation from Veterans Affairs for his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and other connected conditions, a fatality inquiry heard Tuesday.
The inquiry examining the circumstances leading up to Jan. 3, 2017, when Lionel Desmond shot his wife, Shanna, his mother, Brenda, and his 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, heard from a Veterans Affairs witness about what support may be given to those who are leaving the military.
Veteran who killed family and himself wasn t prepared for realities of war, fellow soldier tells N.S. inquiry
The Afghanistan veteran who killed his family and himself a decade after he served overseas was not prepared for the realities of war and is among eight soldiers in his battalion to have died by suicide since their 2007 tour, Lionel Desmond s friend and fellow retired soldier testified Thursday at a Nova Scotia fatality inquiry.
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8 soldiers in Lionel Desmond s battalion have died by suicide since 2007 Afghanistan tour, inquiry hears
Posted: Feb 18, 2021 9:27 AM AT | Last Updated: February 19
On Jan. 3, 2017, Cpl. Lionel Desmond shot and killed his wife, daughter, mother and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S.(Dave Irish/CBC)