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context of other evidence adduced about the duration of detentions,
Mr. Smith only spent a few hours in detention. Mr. Smith showed us
the discolouration of his leg at the site of the original injury and we
recommend further investigation of his case with a view to an award of
compensation.
(h)
Kishonna Gordon
9.175.
On 24 May 2010 Ms. Gordon was 13 years old. She lived at
#1 McKenzie Drive, Tivoli Gardens in a house near lands of the Public Works
Department. Between 2.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m., Ms. Gordon was inside the
house with her mother Marcia and other relatives. Ms. Gordon said that she
heard shots and went outside because she knew that her stepfather, Donovan
Lindsay, a.k.a. “Lion King”, was outside. She heard her stepfather scream and
then he “dropped and lie down”.
Ms. Gordon said that she rushed and put her stepfather on a hand
cart. Brittany Morgan assisted her. According to Ms. Gordon, she saw her
stepfather get as far as the gate and, at the same time, she saw 6 or 7 soldiers
coming through the gully with long guns. They were about 35 feet away when
she first saw the soldiers. She claimed that her stepfather was shot by soldiers.
9.176.
She took him to KPH and left him in the care of doctors. She left
KPH “and headed back home via Oxford and Charles Streets”. On reaching
Darling Street, she heard shots. When she reached Spanish Town Road, Ms.
Gordon said that she found out that she had been shot in her right leg. Brittany
Morgan took her to KPH where she was admitted.
9.177.
Ms. Gordon testified that, while she was in hospital, a soldier came
to see her and said to her that he did not wish to kill her; he just wanted to
“slow me down”. She remained in hospital until 17 June 2014. Her stepfather