104 / 494
103
5.37.
However, he testified that 10 firearms and 653 rounds of
ammunition were recovered at 33-38 Chestnut Lane across the Spanish Town
Road from Tivoli Gardens. The Commissioner asserted that Chestnut Lane “was
regularly used as a major staging point for attacks on the security forces”.
5.38.
He also informed us that, about 12.30 a.m. on the said 24 May,
3 firearms were recovered during a shoot-out with the police and, 12 hours later,
a Submachine gun and 2 Browning pistols were also recovered.
5.39.
DCP Hinds testified that, between 26 May and 30 June,
86 firearms were recovered in the areas of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town.
Another 29 were recovered “outside the area of operation” within the same time
period, to give a grand total of 115. DCP Hinds pointed out that, up to
28 May, the number of firearms recovered totalled 28.
Retired S/Supt. Delroy Hewitt
5.40.
Retired SSP Hewitt was the commanding officer for the St. Andrew
South Division. He first gave evidence of murders on 24 May NOT involving the
security forces. Sometime after 2.00 p.m. he received information of hearing
shootings on Whitfield Avenue, Whitfield Town and a house at #4 Whitfield
Avenue being set on fire.
5.41
SSP Hewitt personally went to the scene and was surrounded by
many persons, some of whom were crying. They told SSP Hewitt that armed
men from Maxfield Avenue invaded the area firing shots and they believed that
persons had been killed at #4 Whitfield Avenue. This officer’s witness statement
gave some details of those persons murdered -
1. Wesley Nose (“Brother”), aged 37;
2. Marvin Trail, aged 42;
3. Romey Hamilton (“Sheldon”);
4. Cecil Nevin, aged 40.