Toshyna Patterson and Sarayah Paulwell
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A report from Racquel Porter
Leoda Bradshaw and her three alleged accomplices implicated in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell's 10-month-old daughter Sarayah and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, have been remanded.
They are to return to court on October 8 for further plea and case management hearing.
When the matter was called up in the Home Circuit Court on Thursday morning, the prosecution disclosed that it has not yet been in a position to fix a trial date.
The prosecution explained further that it has not yet completed the uploading of documents, including the settled witness list.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to facilitate the uploading of the witness list, which is to be done on or before June 9, 2025.
The indictment, which contains the charges the prosecution intends to proceed with at trial, is also to be finalised and uploaded by that date.
Ms. Bradshaw, a US navy officer who shares a child with Mr. Paulwell, is charged along with her cousin, Roland Balfour, as well as the alleged triggerman David Smith and Bjorn Black.
The four appeared in the Home Circuit Court via video conferencing and were remanded by Justice Vinette Graham Allen.
Ms. Bradshaw is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnapping.
Mr. Balfour is facing two counts each of accessory before the fact to kidnapping and accessory before the fact to murder.
Mr. Black is charged with two counts each of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to kidnapping. He is also facing additional firearm charges including possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and dealing in prohibited weapon.
Meanwhile, Mr. Smith is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Two other men, Richard Brown and Roshane Miller, previously pleaded guilty to crimes related to the incident and were both sentenced.
The 10-month-old child and her 27-year-old mother were reportedly abducted from their home on Gilmore Drive in St. Andrew on September 9, 2023.
They were allegedly taken to East Kingston, shot and killed and their bodies burned.
Ms. Bradshaw, the alleged mastermind, is being represented by attorneys Deborah Martin, KC, and Kelly Hamilton.
Attorneys Tamika Harris and Sasha-Kay Shaw are defending Mr. Black while attorneys Franklin Grenyion and Shamar Hanson are representing Mr. Smith.
Mr. Balfour is represented by attorneys Michael Howell and Vanessa Taylor.
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