The re-sentencing hearing for the remaining 13 revolutionary prisoners in Grenada was briefly interrupted on Monday when one of the slain victims son, Peter Bain, the son of Grenada's former Minister of Housing, Norris Bain, who was shot dead along with Prime Minister Maurice Bishop in October 1983, dashed a cup of water at the prisoners.

The incident occurred at approximately 3.20 p.m. while Crown Counsel Dionne Lawrence was reading statements to Justice Francis Bell, and taking the court through ten impact statements from the relatives of victims.

One of the statements was from Bain himself and it recalled the pain, hurt and fright the family members had to endure as a result of the 1983 bloody events in the Spice Isle. At the time of the execution of Bishop and his Cabinet colleagues, Bain was studying in Cuba. The still grieving son is one of six children of Norris and Annie Bain.
The high court heard that Bain had left Grenada to go to Cuba to study two months before the tragic events.  

He said on October 19, 1983, he heard that Bishop was shot, but that the injury was not serious. In his impact statement, Bain indicated that he tuned into the Voice of America radio station when he heard that his father had died.

"I have no doubt that everything that happened on that fateful day was well planned and executed. My brother was on his way up to Fort Rupert, then came the armored cars and two trucks of soldiers. A soldier on one of the trucks cracked and pointed his gun to fire at him. He had to take cover behind a wall. Everything was well planned," he said.

Bain's own mother, Anne in her statement claimed that the murder of her husband did untold emotional damage to her children and that life as they knew it ended abruptly on October 19, 1983, with the death of her husband. She said that they have waited 24 years for a day like this.

For Colville Bain, another son of the deceased Norris Bain, he had to leave his studies in the US for more than four years to return home to give support to his mother and his siblings. He spoke of leaving behind his dreams and his belongings, and up to now it remains"an open chapter in my book of broken dreams".

As the statements were being read by the court official, Peter  Bain got up and walked towards a water cooler which was placed approximately 15 feet from the prisoner's dock inside the courtroom. He calmly filled a cup of water, and to the surprise of everyone including the lawyers, police and prison officers, hastily turned to the dock, and dashed the water at the men including Bernard Coard - the suspected mastermind of the palace coup against Prime Minister Bishop.

The officers on duty moved swiftly into action and were able to bring the situation under control. Bain was grabbed and carried outside of the makeshift courtroom, as the high-powered team of lawyers sought to come to terms with what had happened.

Coard was seen relating to them the incident that had just taken everyone within the court room by surprise. The attorneys have indicated that they will not be taking steps to have charges pressing against the "aggrieved son". Bain's mother who was seated in the court room when the incident occurred, had to be consoled by other family members as she openly sobbed.

She told reporters after that her son's anger arose after hearing the statements read by the female Counsel. She said that he's hurting inside and that his anger is now coming out.

Anne Bain together with family and friends who lost loved ones during the massacre have been staging a quiet protest outside the Grenada Trade Centre building (makeshift High Court) since the re-sentencing hearing began last week Monday.

 The protesters have been calling for the remains of those who were gunned down on Fort Rupert (George) on October 19, 1983. On Monday morning when the protesters turned up to continue their actions, they met the area cordoned off and were told that they were no longer permitted to stage protest action there.

According to Mrs Bain, she believes that her son's frustration also came out from the fact that the police had stopped them from protesting in front of the court. Minutes after the incident happened, Peter Bain attempted to re-enter the building but security personnel prevented him from doing so.

He was informed that his action inside the court is regarded as contempt of court and that he could have been charged for the offence. Bain was asked to leave the compound and not return. A similar order was laos issued against another well-known female protester against Coard and his gang, Peggy Nestfield for allegedly instigating violence.

But Nestfield told reporters that she had done nothing wrong and was amazed at the attempt to keep her out of the court proceedings.
She said that at the time of the Peter Bain incident she was not in the building itself and was at a loss to understand why she is being turned away.

The day's hearing continued with no further interruption.