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exploded and fire spread to Mr. Gillespie’s car accidentally. The JDF
conceded that there was accidental fire damage to Mr. Gillespie’s car.
In the circumstances, in so far as Mr. Gillespie received no
compensation, his loss should be further investigated with a view to
determining an appropriate measure of compensation.
(xx)
Joan Haughton-Allison
8.66.
Mrs. Haughton-Allison lived on the third floor of Building #1, Flat
22, Levy Path. About 1.00 p.m. on 24 May, she was at home with her husband
and children. “A big explosion, like a bomb shake the building.” Mrs. Haughton-
Allison and her family ran downstairs to Marjorie Hinds’ house on the ground
floor.
8.67.
While going downstairs, Mrs. Haughton-Allison saw the window and
wall to her property torn down. And “the whole of the bathroom wall was tear
out”. She said the explosion left “a large hole” in her building. She lost 3 cell
phones.
FINDINGS
8.68.
Mrs. Haughton-Allison’s house was probably damaged by
mortar fire. She gave no evidence of the amount of her loss and
damage and these issues require further investigation.
(xxi) Shana James
8.69.
Ms. James is a higgler who lived at Chang Avenue. About
1.00 p.m. she heard the sounds of gunshots firing in Tivoli Gardens and Denham
Town. As the sounds got closer, she went inside with her two sons. Her
daughter came in and said, “big things going on outside. A bomb just drop in
Java”.