Former soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew actions were wrong: psychiatrist

A psychiatrist says Lionel Desmond understood his actions were wrong even though he was suffering from severe PTSD, major depression, a borderline personality disorder and borderline delusions about his wife

An inquiry into a triple murder committed by a former soldier in Nova Scotia heard today from a psychiatrist who said Lionel Desmond understood what he was doing was wrong when he killed three family members and himself in 2017.

Theriault’s testimony is important because the inquiry has heard from another psychiatrist who confirmed Desmond had suffered from dissociative episodes that left him believing he was reliving the traumatic, violent events he experienced while serving in Afghanistan in 2007. Theriault, however, said that even if Desmond was suffering from full-blown delusions, that wouldn’t have been enough to absolve him of criminal responsibility.

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