By Racquel Porter
Defence attorneys for murder accused Leoda Bradshaw and her three co-accused have signaled their intention to apply for bail on October 24.
The date was scheduled on Monday when Bradshaw, her cousin Roland Balfour, alleged trigger man David Smith, and Bjorn Black appeared in the Home Circuit Court for a plea and case management hearing.
The prosecution was also ordered to serve the settled indictment before the next sitting, when it is expected that the Crown will receive the outstanding documents – two Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Division reports and a statement from a security company.
The four are charged in connection with the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell's 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson,
Bradshaw, who also shares a child with Mr Paulwell, is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnap.
Balfour is facing two counts each of accessory before the fact to kidnapping and accessory before the fact to murder.
Black is charged with two counts each of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder, and conspiracy to kidnap.
He is also facing additional firearms charges, including possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and dealing in prohibited weapons.
Smith is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnap.
Two other men, Richard Brown and Roshane Miller, previously pleaded guilty to the crime and were both sentenced.
The mother and daughter were abducted from their home on Gilmour Drive in St Andrew on September 9 last year. They were allegedly taken to east Kingston and shot and their bodies burnt.
Bradshaw is represented by attorneys Deborah Martin, KC, and Kelly Hamilton.
Attorneys Tamika Harris and Sasha-Kay Shaw are defending Bjorn Black, while attorneys Franklyn Grenyion and Shamar Hanson are representing Smith.
Attorneys Michael Howell and Vanessa Taylor are appearing for Balfour.
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