Animal rights campaigner ends life at Brickdam station

Persons gathered outside of the Brickdam Station following the shooting

A well-known animal rights activist fatally shot herself yesterday at the Brickdam Police Station, in Georgetown, a short while after a domestic dispute.

The Guyana Police Force said Trudy DeHaarte, 48, who had been receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Psychiatric Cli-nic, committed the act around 09:00 hrs.

According to the police, the mother of two went to the station following a confrontation she had with her taxi-driver husband. The police reported that the woman allegedly damaged the man’s car and he went to the station to make a report. The woman reportedly followed him.