The spouse of the Nova Scotia mass shooter says she was charged with supplying ammunition to the killer because the RCMP wanted to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation.
In a lawsuit filed Oct. 21 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Lisa Banfield accuses the RCMP and the province’s Public Prosecution Service of conspiring to stage a malicious prosecution that led to a “baseless and trumped-up charge.”
The allegations have not been tested in court, and the federal and provincial attorneys general—both of whom are named in the suit—could not immediately be reached for comment.
The statement of claim goes on to allege the charge against Banfield, which was withdrawn in July after she completed a restorative justice process, was intended to create the appearance that the RMCP were doing something after a federal-provincial inquiry was established in July 2020….