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independent investigation into “the conduct of the security forces during the
State of Emergency...”. At Appendix I, headed “List of Known Related
Deceased”, Mr. Witter set out in alphabetical order, the names, addresses and
occupations (if known) of the 76 deceased persons. We append that list to this
Report as Appendix 14.
9.18.
At Appendix 2 of his Interim Report, Mr. Witter published similar
information concerning the alleged extra-judicial killing of some 44 persons. We
append that list to this Report as Appendix 15.
9.19.
We were unable to obtain evidence concerning the death of every
person allegedly killed by the security forces. Thus, what follows hereafter is
limited to the evidence of witnesses who testified at the Enquiry. In that regard,
we wish to signal, in advance, that many of the civilians mentioned in this Part,
testified that their properties were also damaged by the security forces. Thus,
their evidence concerning such damage was previously discussed in Chapter 8
and the discussion in this Part will be limited to the circumstances under which
civilians were killed or injured.
(i)
Dwayne Edwards and Andre Smith
Joan McCarthy
9.20.
At Chapter 8, paras.36 to 39, we considered Ms. McCarthy’s
evidence. So far as material to this Term of Reference, her evidence is to the
effect that, about 5.00 p.m. on 24 May, police officers took Dwayne Edwards,
Andre Smith, George Lewis and Anthony Brown upstairs her apartment at
22 Seaga Boulevard to conduct a search. Andre and Dwayne were wearing
white shirts. Lewis and Brown were brought back downstairs to rejoin other
family members but Edwards and Smith were not brought back downstairs.
Later, Ms. McCarthy and others were directed to Paulton Edwards’ apartment in
the building and, shortly after, she saw the same policemen descending the