By Rohan Powell
The West Kingston Commission of Enquiry resumed on Monday, with testimony from the highest number of witnesses so far, since proceedings began a week ago. Two men and two women took the stand.
Adina Derby, a resident of Tivoli Gardens resident, who was the 12th witness on the stand, testified that she was shot on the morning of May 24, 2010.
According to Miss Derby, she was at home with her son Nicholas and her daughter-in-law.
She testified that her son went upstairs and moments later she heard him utter the words "mi get a shot". She said he fell downstairs and blood was seen coming from his chest.
Miss Derby said she and her daughter-in-law placed Nicholas in a handcart, in a frantic bid to get medical attention.
She related to the Enquiry that, on their way to the hospital, shots could be heard all around.
In dramatic fashion, Miss Derby described noticing a policeman kneeling, and said that after passing him, an explosion was heard, and she realised that she had been shot in the back.
Miss Derby said her daughter-in-law rushed over to assist her and, after a few phone calls, she overheard that assistance was being sought via a soldier who was a close friend of her niece. Shortly afterwards, she said, three vehicles with soldiers arrived to rescue her and she was transported to the University Hospital, where she spent more than a month.
Her son succumbed to his injuries.
Miss Derby said the ordeal has left her in severe discomfort and she has lost all means of income.
Traevion McFarlane and 46-year-old bus driver, Johnathan McPherson, rounded out the day's witnesses.
Both men, while not injured during the May 24 operation, testified to losing thousands of dollars in personal belongings, as well as damage to household items and other possessions.
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