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floor of Building #26 McKenzie Drive. The area is known as
“Belgium”. Maj. Kennedy said there was a confrontation
between soldiers and gunmen and one man was neutralised.
He said that members of the JCF had neutralised the person
in Building #26. When my men went, they did not see the
bodies. I saw a male body lying down at the intersection of
Chang Avenue and Wilton Hill Drive. I told SSP Graham
what I saw.”
DSP Turner subsequently corrected his evidence to indicate that the intersection
was “Wilton Hill Drive and Bustamante Highway” not Chang Avenue.
10.42.
No evidence was adduced to explain why the JCF officers assigned
to sector 3 did not enter Tivoli Gardens until early on the morning of 25 May.
The Commission was informed that DSP Thomas had “long retired” and could not
be contacted to give evidence.
Collection of Bodies
10.43.
Evidence relating to the collection of bodies is of some assistance in
the determination of the number of fatalities suffered during or as a result of the
internal security operation.
DSP Tabannah
10.44.
DSP Tabannah said that, about 10 to 15 minutes after being told of
the two bodies near the clinic, he called Sgt. Steve Waugh and instructed him to
collect the bodies. Some of DSP Tabannah’s officers brought the bodies to a
truck driven by Sgt. Waugh. DSP Tabannah looked at the bodies and saw what
appeared to be gunshot wounds. He said that Supt. Winchroy Budhoo had also
been in communication with him and had told him of reports of the bodies being
seen. Sgt. Waugh was instructed to take the bodies to KPH and he left with
members of the search team for KPH.