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(10.46 a.m.). At 11.19 a.m. there was a report of men firing shots from a
mango tree on Harmon Barracks.
4.102.
Supt. Gladys Brown-Ellis said that, on the morning of 25 May, she
was part of a team going to KPH to process 40 bodies allegedly killed by
members of the security forces on the previous day. The team decided to abort
the journey while
en route
to KPH when they heard continuous gunfire “at the
bottom of Hanover Street”. She reported back to Central Police Station but,
soon after, “the Police Station was fired on, causing everyone there to hit the
ground in a prone position with weapons drawn”.
Gunfire in May Pen Cemetery
4.103.
About 5.00 p.m. on 26 May, the JCF received information that
some bodies were taken to May Pen Cemetery. Supt. Brown and a team went to
the cemetery where Dr. Rao, Government Pathologist, was conducting on-the-
spot post mortem examinations on these bodies. Suddenly, gunmen fired bullets
in the direction of Dr. Rao and the police officers and they were obliged to
discontinue the process. With respect to the JDF, Lt. Col. David Cummings
testified that members of the Engineer Regiment of the JDF went to May Pen
Cemetery on 25 May and had to seek shelter from gunfire aimed at them about
noon.
4.104.
Supt. Brown referred to a similar incident at the Cemetery on
28 May. In her witness statement, she states:
“On Friday, May 28
th
, 2010 I returned to the cemetery to
continue with the processing of the bodies and I came under
attack from gunmen and had to take cover with shots
whisking over my head while lying on the damp ground in
the cemetery. Soldiers came to our assistance from nearby
and guarded us until we completed the processing. We
were accused of burning and burying bodies which resulted
in the gun attack.”