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Bojan Rochester and Carl Henry
Romaine Walker
9.72.
On 24 May 2010, Mr. Walker was in his yard at 86 Lewis Path,
Tivoli Gardens. About 12.30 p.m. he heard several unusually loud explosions
coming from the direction of Chang Avenue and Levy Path. He climbed a wall
separating the houses and looked into Chang Avenue and Levy Path. He saw
Marjorie Hinds, Bojan Rochester and Carl Henry lying on Chang Avenue. Henry
was bleeding profusely from his head and crying; Ms. Hinds and Bojan Rochester
were also bleeding. Shots were being fired.
9.73.
There was another explosion. It was in Michael Williams’ yard.
Debris erupted from the dirt yard. Mr. Walker was hit in his face with debris. He
ran to Bustamante Highway. Williams was in Building #42 and Walker told him
what he had seen. Walker returned home. He said he heard “something fly
through the air and the roof”. He was still hearing gunfire. So he left home
again and went to “Chinee’s” house where he remained for 4 days. He returned
to Lewis Path on 28 May.
9.74.
Mr. Walker said that, about a month later, Williams told him that he
found a mortar shell in a hole in his yard. Mr. Walker eventually took the shell
from Williams on 28 June 2012. He showed it to a US journalist, Mattathias
Schwartz and then took it to the OPD. He turned over the shell to OPD on 2 July
2012. Photographic evidence of the shell was produced during the Enquiry.
9.75.
In answer to Ms. Martin, Mr. Walker said that he did not see any
member of the security forces in Tivoli Gardens about 12.20 p.m. on 24 May. He
knew that Henry and Rochester died during the internal security operation. He
saw them lying on the ground bleeding less than 5 minutes after he heard the
first explosion.