A 35-YEAR-OLD woman police constable is now the 14th police officer to die from Covid-19.
In a press release on Monday, acting Commissioner of Police, McDonald Jacob, and the executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) extended their condolences to the family and colleagues of WPC Anisa Falina Khan.
The TTPS stated that she died at 3.30pm on Sunday at the Couva Medical and Multi-Training Facility after battling the Covid-19 virus for the last ten days. Khan, 35, was last attached to the Cunupia Police Station and dedicated eight years to the police service.
The TTPS stated, “Her colleagues describe her as determined, willing, and always helpful. She continually strived to do her best and was a person they could depend on for anything. She was loving and caring both at home and at work.”
She leaves to mourn her husband, Hemraj Persad, her two sons, Arjun, and newborn baby, Ariaan, her daughter Avaana, parents, Latiff and Ashmoon, brother, Rennie, and sister, Arianna.