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the floor. It cannot be repaired. She described how her property was damaged
in these words:
“He then threw away my figurines from a whatnot to the
floor, destroying them and my DVD player which has not
worked since. He then tear down the ceilings upstairs and
downstairs.”
8.105.
Ms. Muirhead valued her loss and damage at $46,000.00.
FINDINGS
8.106.
We found Ms. Muirhead to be an honest witness. We
believe her account of the damage to her property. Accordingly, we
find that the said damage was caused by members of the JCF.
Ms. Muirhead gave no evidence of receiving compensation and we
recommend that this issue be further investigated.
(xxx) Denton Dacres
8.107.
Mr. Dacres lived in a three bedroom town house at 27 Dee Cee
Avenue. His sister was the owner of the house. On 25 May, about 6.30 a.m., he
was at his neighbour’s (Carol) house where he had been since the day before.
He said –
“Carol door start to lick off. We come out. I saw a lot of
soldiers and police. They told us to come outside. Kevin,
my nephew, a.k.a. “Porridge Man”, was on the verandah of
my house talking to three police and one soldier”.
8.108.
He said he was ordered to go to his house but he leant on the
fence by his gate. He saw the security forces take Kevin inside that house and
he heard gunshots “coming from inside my house”.
8.109.
He was directed to lie down in the road with 6 other men “at the
corner of Dee Cee”. Later that morning, he was taken to Seprod and detained