The lawyer for the wife of the man responsible for the Nova Scotia mass shooting says she is apprehensive about her appearance today before a public inquiry.
Lisa Banfield was beaten and badly injured by the killer right before he began his 2020 shooting rampage, but lawyer James Lockyer says she doesn't see herself as a victim.
He says she questions whether the lives of the 22 people killed might have been saved if she had not managed to escape that night. Earlier this week, the commission released a document based on evidence provided by Banfield during interviews with the RCMP and the inquiry detailing the killer's long history of violence against her.
The commission examining the April 18-19, 2020, mass shooting has agreed to let Banfield testify without facing cross-examination from lawyers representing other parties, mainly because she could be traumatized by having to relive the violence she endured. Lawyer Michael Scott, whose firm represents families of 14 of the victims, says the inquiry's decision to limit questioning will leave lingering doubts about Banfield's testimony.
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