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Psychiatrist: Keyren Tzib Bi-polar
posted (October 13, 2015)
After waiting an entire month, Keyren Tzib, the Coast Guard Officer accused of fatally stabbing her common-law husband, has finally had her bail hearing in the Supreme Court. She'll only have to wait 4 more days to find out whether or not Justice Troadio Gonzalez will allow her to go home while she awaits trial for manslaughter.

Dr. Richard Alovera, a psychiatrist working with the Ministry of Health in Belmopan, was asked to take the stand today and he clearly outlined for the court what the state of Tzib's mental health is. The doctor diagnosed Tzib with bipolar affective disorder, which basically means that Tzib suffers extreme mood swings ranging from happiness to intense depression or irritability. More serious than that is the revelation from the doctor that Tzib may not be able to control her emotions.

So, what is the source of her illness? Well, the doctor, after giving Tzib a mental assessment, said to the court that her mental instability comes from being raped. Viewers will remember that she accused a fellow officer of sexually assaulting her in the workplace in 2011. But, the DPP's Office could not take criminal action against that male officer because there was no evidence to support it.

Well, the doctor told the court that Tzib has suffered emotionally from what she feels is a miscarriage of justice. He told the court that Tzib will react aggressively in certain situations, called stressors. The doctor says that she was placed in a compromising situation when she was forced to work with the man she is convinced raped her, and that's what caused her to escalate and shoot him.

In the case of common-law husband who she fatally stabbed, the doctor says that the stressor of being repeatedly abused caused her already developed mental disorder to get further out of hand.

Under questioning from Tzib's attorney, Mayor Darrell Bradley, the doctor told the court that Tzib would be best cared for by her family. He did stress, quote, "We cannot say 100% that she will control her emotions." End quote. He also qualified that assessment by saying, quote, "As long as the patient is not provoked, she can live a normal, harmonious life."

The crown counsel prosecuting the case tried to urge the court that the prison can properly care for Tzib, and that she is indeed a possible danger to others. The crown counsel pointed out that while Tzib was incarcerated, she threatened a fellow inmate, and that this person posed no threat to her. The prosecution pointed out that there was a very high possibility that she would have attacked this fellow prisoner had she not been handcuffed and restrained.

Justice Troadio Gonzalez has adjourned the hearing until Friday, when he will decide if Tzib ought to be granted bail or not.

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