Brandon Sun By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 7:08 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2021 Save to Read Later
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - In the four months before former soldier Lionel Desmond killed his family and himself in 2017, his case manager with Veterans Affairs was frustrated by bureaucratic barriers that delayed his rehabilitation, a public inquiry heard Tuesday.
The home of Lionel and Shanna Desmond in Upper Big Tracadie, N.S., is shown in this undated police handout aerial photo. An inquiry examining why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing today from his case manager at Veterans Affairs Canada. Marie-Paule Doucette worked with former infantryman Lionel Desmond between October 2015 and January 2017, helping him overcome barriers to his reintegration into civilian life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry
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On Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his daughter, mother, wife and then himself in a home in Upper Big Tracadie. A fatality inquiry is looking at the support services available to the Afghanistan war veteran. (Dave Irish/CBC)