191 / 494
190
FINDINGS
8.78.
We find that Ms. Marshall’s house was probably damaged
on 24 May by a mortar. The damage on 27 May was caused by police
officers who were carrying out searches. They used more force than
was necessary since, by that date, Tivoli Gardens had been pacified.
Ms. Marshall’s losses require further investigation.
(xxiv) Jane McFarlane
8.79.
In May 2010 Ms. McFarlane’s house was situate at 17 Wilton Hill
Drive. She is a businesswoman who travelled to Panama and Curacao to
purchase goods for resale. She usually spent Saturday nights at the home of her
common-law husband in Spanish Town. This routine obtained on 22 May. She
kept in contact with her children over the weekend and on 24 and 25 May.
8.80.
On Wednesday, 26 May, Ms. McFarlane lost her son Martin and her
nephew Oshane in “heartrending” circumstances described more fully at
Chapter 9.
8.81.
Ms. McFarlane returned to 17 Wilton Hill Drive on Friday, 28 May.
She recounts her experience as follows:
“When I reached my house, a whole heap of people came to
greet me. Everybody looked weird. A group of police and
soldiers was by my gate. I saw the lock burst and the panel
of the door. I saw blood. A police went in with me. It
reminded me of a slaughter house. There was blood from
the steps back into my house; a pool of blood on the floor of
the living room. My furniture was in disarray. A pool of
blood to the bathroom and to the kitchen. My furniture was
destroyed. Blood was everywhere downstairs but not in the
bathroom. I saw bullet holes upstairs and blood splattered
all over.”