Dr. Anthony Njoku gives evidence remotely; screen grab courtesy Desmond Fatality Inquiry webcast
A psychiatrist who treated Lionel Desmond after his medical discharge says his concerns about his relationship were some of his worst stressors.
Doctor Anthony Njoku, psychiatrist with the Operational Stress Injury Clinic in New Brunswick, testified remotely on the eighth day of the Desmond Fatality Inquiry in Port Hawkesbury Friday.
He said, though Desmond’s complaints about his wife didn’t seem delusional, they were probably exaggerated by the former infantryman’s PTSD.
Njoku told the Inquiry Desmond’s wife, Shana Desmond, took part in one of their treatment sessions.
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 9:30 AM AT | Last Updated: February 25
On Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his daughter, mother, wife and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S. (Dave Irish/CBC)
The psychologist who treated Lionel Desmond for complex post-traumatic stress disorder at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown says she never saw any sign that the Afghanistan veteran would harm himself or his family.
Dr. Wendy Rogers testified that an abusive husband who is prone to violence would typically speak about his spouse in derogatory terms. But in her patient s case, whether due to his depression or the fact that he and his wife were living in different provinces, he seemed distant from his wife, at times almost showing indifference.
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)