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4.42.
We find that the following assets of the Government of
Jamaica were damaged or destroyed on 23 May 2010 by criminal
elements loyal to and supportive of Christopher Coke:
▪ Darling Street and Hannah Town Police Stations –
totally destroyed by fire
▪ Denham Town Police Station – extensively damaged
▪ Trench Town, Fletcher’s Land, Cross Roads Police
Stations damaged by gunfire
▪ JCF, SAC unit damaged by gunfire on Slipe Pen Road
▪ JCF vehicle, SAC 91 burnt out
▪ JCF vehicle, MPD 03 ambushed at Mountain View
Avenue and damaged during shoot-out
▪ Police Armoured vehicle damaged
▪ Coronation Market partially destroyed by fire
4.43.
The attack on members of the JCF on Mountain View
Avenue was part of the overall strategy of criminal elements to harass
and destabilise the JCF. The geography of the area facilitated an
ambush and a violent assault on the police. In particular, the wall
bordering the football field was constructed on elevated land about
two feet above the level of the road and there were at least two
openings in the wall almost opposite to Excelsior High School.
Therefore, gunmen firing from behind the wall had advantages of
height above police officers on the road and an ability to shoot through
the breaches in the wall while, at the same time, using the wall as
protective cover for themselves. Supt. Pinnock’s description of
gunmen firing down on the police is intelligible having regard to the
elevated nature of the wall and playing field above street level.