A psychologist says red flags for former soldier Lionel Desmond’s domestic violence were ignored and overlooked. Desmond presented 20 risk factors associated with domestic homicide
A domestic violence expert says the tragic case of a former soldier in Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself in 2017 was predictable and preventable, based on a review that revealed many red flags were ignored or overlooked.
Jaffe’s report says Desmond presented 20 risk factors associated with domestic homicide, out of 41 factors developed by the Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee. The report also points to Desmond’s access to firearms, prior threats to commit suicide, sexual jealousy and a history of domestic violence that appeared to be overshadowed by his struggles with mental health issues.
Jaffe concluded that the mental-health professionals who dealt with the Desmond family focused their work almost entirely on the former infantryman’s mental health problems.
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