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a sound like a sledgehammer while she was downstairs. She then saw soldiers
come from upstairs. They were using indecent language. Some came into the
living room and tied up the occupants of the house while others were “smashing”
the upstairs section of the house. After seeing her nephews taken away, she
was taken to Adasa Wright’s house at Building #4 and, later, to Building #5.
She remained there until near midnight when she went home. She found heavy
damage to the structure and contents of her house. She was obliged to replace
her refrigerator at a cost of $42,000.00 and she received $75,000.00 as
compensation which she said was inadequate.
FINDINGS
8.26.
This witness’s evidence was unchallenged by Counsel for
the JDF. We accept it as truthful. Accordingly, we find that her house
was badly damaged by soldiers of the JDF. The amount of $75,000.00
appears to be inadequate and the damage to the witness’s property
should be further investigated to determine a more realistic measure of
compensation.
(vii)
Evadne Stewart
8.27.
Ms. Stewart lived at Derek Path on 24 May 2010 with her daughter
Sharon. She said that, about 3.00 p.m. three soldiers came to the house. There
was a conversation between herself and the soldiers and, as a result, she was
taken to Chang Avenue and made to lie face down with about twelve other
residents. Next, she was taken to a high-rise building on Derek Path where she
saw a lot of other persons. While there, she heard an explosion and saw houses
on Chang Avenue burning. She remained at Derek Path for about another hour
before going home.
8.28.
She observed the following damage to her house: ceiling, door,
toilet, bedroom and a bookcase destroyed beyond recognition. She estimated