Partner of N.S. mass shooter tells inquiry why she didn't report illegal guns
According to a commission release, the decision to not allow questions from other participant lawyers is based on the volume of information Banfield has already provided, and her position as a "survivor of the perpetrator's violence."
Scott said there is "absolutely no point" in having Banfield give sworn testimony in person under the conditions the commission has laid out. He added that the commission's trauma-informed mandate would have been better served by having Banfield testify once in person, and not sit through multiple lengthy interviews behind closed doors.
Banfield has told police how the gunman assaulted her before throwing her into the mock RCMP car in his Portapique garage. She said she escaped through an opening in the car's divider, and hid in the woods overnight. "She's going to think about that every day for the rest of her life. That's a difficult thing to carry, a very heavy burden to carry," Lockyer said.
Although Patterson Law filed a motion asking for detailed reasons on the commission's approach, the commission released a decision dismissing this motion Thursday.
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