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Not bent on revenge -- Policewoman

was bent on revenge against former colleagues.And Ms Davis insisted that two drugs squad Detective Constables had tried to talk her into committing perjury at the Supreme Court trial of then-alleged drugs dealer Ellsworth Wilson.

was bent on revenge against former colleagues.

And Ms Davis insisted that two drugs squad Detective Constables had tried to talk her into committing perjury at the Supreme Court trial of then-alleged drugs dealer Ellsworth Wilson.

Ms Davis told a Commission of Inquiry into the Bermuda Police narcotics squad told statements made by former drugs squad Det. Sgt. Steve Lightbourn that she had told him she would "get back'' at the narcotics department after she was transferred to uniformed duties was a lie.

She said: "No, that's not true -- that's not true.'' Ms Davis, who wiped away tears outside the Commission's Cathedral Hall, Hamilton, venue at the break, was speaking as lawyer Richard Hector, retained by the Police Association, questioned her on her evidence. She told Mr. Hector that her relationship with Det. Sgt. Lightbourn had been "professional'' and he had been her sergeant in the narcotics department at one point. She added that she had never had any clashes with the sergeant and that she thought they had got along well.

But she said: "I thought not until now....because he can make a statement which is not true.'' Ms Davis identifed two statements, one of seven pages and one of nine -- which had a forged and misspelt signature of hers on one page.

The statments were both counter-signed by Det. Cons. Rudolph Richardson, the officer fingered by Ms Davis -- appointed official note-taker during the Wilson investigation in February last year -- as the one who took the lead in trying to get her to change original notes.

Mr. Wilson walked free from Supreme Court in June after Puisne Judge Norma Wade ruled that the continuity of evidence had not been maintained, directing the jury to return formal not guilty verdicts on allegations involving a heroin derivative with an estimated street value of more than $50,000.

She said she had been visited at home by Det. Cons. Richardson and drugs squad colleague Det. Cons. Clinard Burgess.

Earlier in the inquiry, Det. Cons. Burgess said the home visit in May was to ask if she had missing search notes from the Wilson inquiry.

But Ms Davis said: "They were expecting me to go to Supreme Court and say things which weren't true. They were expecting me to say a statement was mine which had a forged signature.'' Ms Davis, however, told Mr. Hector she was unable to say what else was wrong about the statement without the missing original notes to compare with it.

She said: "I am not prepared to do it....this happened close to a year-and-a-half ago and I have been through too much to remember everything.'' Commission counsel Kim White earlier pointed out to Ms Davis she had talked about being asked to "change or rewrite'' notes -- and asked if she had ever asked Det. Cons. Richardson what he wanted altered.

Ms Davis replied: "No, I never had the opportunity.'' But she told the Commission that she felt she was being "railroaded'' during an internal investigation into her allegations carried out by Det. Insp.

Steven Shaw.

She told the Commission: "I thought I was being railroaded. The Inspector and his colleagues had made up their minds to bring charges against me and make me out to be a liar.'' Ms Davis added: "They had set out to set me up and make me out a liar and trying to get some sort of revenge against the Police service.'' And Ms Davis claimed she had been told that she was only a witness -- but that she was still covered, prior to her quitting the force, by the Police Act.

She said she had been told that "even though I am a witness, they can pretty much do what they want to me. I didn't have the rights of a civilian.

Ms Davis added that she had finally brought her complaints to Deputy Commissioner Jean-Jacques Lemay.

She said he had reminded her of allegations that she "had been associating with undesirables -- family members or friends, I still don't know who. ...he just happened to mention that.'' Ms Davis added: "There were two serious complaints against me which I have no knowledge of. If that was the case I should never have been allowed to resign.'' The inquiry continues.