175 / 494
174
c.
All witnesses testifying before the Commission,
including Ms. Robinson, had the benefit of legal
representation
.
(iv)
Lovette Bryan
8.17.
Mrs. Bryan lived at #5 Levy Path, Tivoli Gardens. On 24 May,
about noon, she was at home in her two-storey house with her children and
other relatives. She heard gunshots and explosions while she was on the ground
floor and some soldiers asked her to open the door and grill. She did so and she
and the nine occupants of the house were led to an abandoned house nearby,
i.e. Building #5.
8.18.
She was confined to building #5 until about 7.00 p.m. when she
went home. She found her house ransacked, a door smashed and part of the
ceiling torn down. She was not compensated but she did her own repairs to the
value of $14,000.00.
FINDINGS
8.19.
Ms. Bryan was an impressive witness. She was not cross-
examined or challenged by Counsel for the JDF. We have no reason to
disbelieve her testimony and find that soldiers of the JDF ransacked
and damaged her house. She should be refunded the cost of repairs
expended after further investigation.
(v)
Maurice Tomlinson
8.20.
Mr. Tomlinson lived at #1 McKenzie Drive, Tivoli Gardens. He was
at home about 10.00 a.m. on 24 May with his wife and children. After visiting
his mother, Donetta, at her house, Flat 23, Building #5, Sangster Crescent, he
returned to his house where he saw “a bomb” by his goat pen. He heard “a