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9.146.
She went to Vincent Path and, on advice, she and her daughter,
Peta-Gaye, went to Darling Street where she saw a policeman who allowed her
to go to Seprod and then to hospital where she was a patient for two weeks.
She was discharged on 9 June 2010. Ms. Robinson claims that she feels pain
especially after rainfall and she has not worked since May 2010.
9.147.
Under cross-examination, Ms. Robinson swore that she was shot by
a soldier who was wearing a mask. She denied saying in a statement of
12 November 2014 that she did not know who shot her.
FINDINGS
9.148.
Ms. Robinson was not a convincing witness. At times, she
was evasive under cross-examination and showed a lack of candour
generally. We have a profound concern about the time when
Ms. Robinson suffered the injury. In her witness statements, she
stated that she was shot in the afternoon. On the other hand, in oral
evidence, she claimed that she was shot in the morning. Although we
are satisfied that she was injured, we are not satisfied about the
circumstances surrounding the injury. Ms. Robinson admitted that
there was gunfire before she was injured and “shots were licking”. We
do not rule out the possibility that she may have been injured in
crossfire between criminals and the security forces.
(d)
Lovette Bryan
9.149.
Ms. Bryan lived at 5 Levy Path. She was not injured but she gave
evidence of persons who were subjected to brutality. About noon on 24 May she
was at home with her children. “Gunshots were firing in the community and
sounds like bombs exploding”. People were screaming and hiding under beds.
After the gunfire and explosions died down, soldiers began sawing off grills.
Ms. Bryan went outside and was accosted by a soldier in vile language. He was