Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Brussels Transport driver charged


A driver for Brussels Transport has been charged with careless driving in the death of a protester near the entrance to the Fearman’s hog-packing plant in Burlington.
Halton Regional Police said “there were no grounds to indicate that this was an intentional act or that a criminal offence has been committed”.
The 28-year-man was charged after the police say they interviewed witnesses, analyzed physical evidence and video footage.
Regan Russell of Hamilton, a woman in her 60s, was a regular protester at the plant, where trucks are often stopped by protesters so they could give the pigs water.
A GoFundMe page has been created to support the driver.
The incident happened days after the province passed legislation to try to stop animal welfare activists from trespassing.