An off-duty Policeman saw two men accused of a Hamilton Parish mob attack in a St. George’s bar around half an hour after the incident was first reported.

Temasgan Furbert was left badly wounded after being set on by a large group of men wielding weapons on the night of February 27 last year.

The same men smashed the windows of the 23-year-old victim’s home prior to chasing and attacking him.<*t(0,0,” “)>Six men from St. George’s are on trial at Supreme Court accused of wounding Mr. Furbert with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Five of them are also charged with doing criminal damage to the home.

The jury has heard evidence that the victim’s sister-in-law Merate Phinn who was in the home when the windows were smashed called Police to report that part of the incident at 10.43 p.m.

The first report to the Police of the assault on Mr. Furbert taking place in nearby North Church Lane came in from an off-duty customs officer at 10.44 p.m. An off-duty Police officer also reported it two minutes later.

Yesterday, Detective Sergeant Jason Smith told the court he was called to the scene from Southside Police station around 10.45 p.m. As he drove there, he saw around ten motorcycles “riding recklessly” east near L.F. Wade International Airport.

When he got there, he found Mr. Furbert being tended to by an off-duty nurse with his lip hanging off. The jury has heard he needed plastic surgery for his injuries which were allegedly inflicted with weapons including machetes and an electric drill.

The next and final witness in the prosecution case was Detective Sergeant Kuhn “Falcon” Evans, who was off duty that night. He’s a referee who has officiated at a number of games involving St. George’s Cricket Club football team, and arrived at the club bar around 11 p.m. with his wife.

He explained that he said hello to various people he knows and bought them drinks. Around 15 minutes later, he noticed Tannock Williams and Douglas in the bar, who he’s known through football for three or four years, and told the barmaid to get them a drink on him.

”I did not see them when I first entered. If I had seen them when I first entered I would have purchased them a drink,” he explained.

”How did they appear?” inquired prosecutor Robert Welling.

”Calm,” replied the witness.

n answer to further questions from defence lawyer Elizabeth Christopher, for Tannock Williams and Charles Richardson, for Douglas, he confirmed the pair also looked clean and tidy.

The jury has previously heard that when Douglas was interviewed by the Police, he told them he was home in bed at 9 p.m. on the night in question. He said he woke shortly after 10 p.m. when he had something to eat and showered and then went to St. George’s Cricket Club with Williams.

It has also heard how fingerprints matching Tannock Williams, and two of the other men accused - Bennett Phipps and Kiwaun Gilbert - were found on crash helmet visors recovered from the scene.

Mr. Furbert named all six men on trial as participating in the attack on him, but they deny being at the scene and the case continues.