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FINDINGS
8.75.
Contrary to a suggestion from Counsel on behalf of the JDF
that gunmen had taken over Ms. King’s house, (which was denied by
the witness), we find that the damage and losses occasioned to
Ms. King were caused by unidentified members of the security forces.
Her case for adequate compensation requires further investigation
since the amount of $15,000.00 received from MoLSS seems
inadequate.
(xxiii) Annette Marshall
8.76.
Ms. Marshall lived at 5 Wilton Hill Drive. On 24 May while at home
about 3.00 p.m. she heard gunshots firing rapidly and explosions. “The house
shake every time a bomb drop. All the glass in the house shatter.” She said that
two bombs dropped near to her house and left a large hole in the side of a
building. Ms. Marshall said in evidence that that building is at 47 Baugh Path. It
is the residence of Myrtle Kelly according to Lelieth James.
8.77.
On 27 May, according to Ms. Marshall, about 10 police officers
came to her house. “They hit out the downstairs bathroom, kitchen windows
and ceilings upstairs”. A glass-topped dining table, 2 wardrobes, a fridge and
figurines were damaged. She claimed that members of the JCF looted the
homes of Adina Darby and Jane McFarlane and she says she can identify the
female officer.
“I saw her with two plastic bags with things which Jane had
brought from overseas.”
Ms. Marshall estimated the value of damage to her property at $170,000.00.