“A no-nonsense person, who never thought twice to get things done.”

That is how Prison Commissioner Dennis Pulchan described murdered prison officer Trevor Serrette, at his funeral service on Monday afternoon.

National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mc Donald Jacob were among mourners gathered at the St. Francis of Assissi Roman Catholic Church in Sangre Grande to pay their respects. 

Officer Serrette was shot and killed while operating a fruit stall in Valencia on November 26th.

He was laid to rest at the Turure Cemetery.

Last Thursday, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley condemned the killings and vowed to take action to prevent future attacks against prison officers.

“We are very aware of the perils surrounding the duties of honest, hardworking Prison Officers and have taken note of the onslaught aimed at these officers of State,” the PM said in a statement.

“We will do everything possible to secure them and their families. It must be correctly assumed by all, that the Ministry of National Security will not surrender the nation’s prisons, and the State will continue without ceasing, to have Trinidad and Tobago remain a place where there is the rule of law and that there is adequate and effective law enforcement at every level so as to secure the peace and safety of all citizens,” he continued.