The repeated threats and isolation a Nova Scotia mass shooter allegedly used against his spouse show why such cruelty should be a criminal offence in Canada, experts on domestic violence say.
Acquaintances and former neighbours have described the 51-year-old killer as a clever and manipulative millionaire who would threaten harm to his spouse's family, control her money or cut off her means of escape by removing the tires from her car or blocking the driveway.
The woman has spoken to the police about her partner's use of a replica police vehicle and his guns, but requests by The Canadian Press to speak to her directly have been declined by a family member. He witnessed Wortman locking his partner out of their home to prevent her from gathering her belongings after an argument and then removing the tires from her vehicle and throwing them in a ditch.
Gill said a U.K.-style coercion law would allow acquaintances and colleagues to report exactly these patterns of threats and control.
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