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Defence raises questions about cop who was member of Kevin Smith’s flock - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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THE detective sergeant who cried repeatedly on Tuesday while giving evidence in the Andre Ruddock murder trial in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as she was released as a witness after defence attorney Anthony Williams ended his cross-examination of her. Ruddock is on trial for murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 throat cutting of 39-year-old Taneka Gardner at the Pathways International Restoration Ministries in Albion, St James. On Wednesday, the
Carnage! - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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An emotional woman detective sergeant cried repeatedly on the witness stand during the Andre Ruddock murder trial in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston on Tuesday as she recounted details of the bloody scene at Pathways International Restoration Ministries in Albion, St James, on October 17, 2021. The cop, who was the initial investigator into the chilling events that unfolded at the compound before she handed over the case to a more senior detective, confirmed that three lifeless bodie
‘We are not breaking ranks’ - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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TWO defence lawyers representing murder accused Andre Ruddock appeared in court on Monday as his trial continued, despite colleagues maintaining a pledge to withdraw legal services from all criminal matters islandwide in pursuit of amendments to the Firearms Prohibition Restriction and Regulation Act 2022. But according to attorney Anthony Williams, he and fellow counsel Venice Brown did not break ranks with their colleagues. Instead they had a duty to their client which had to be fulfilled. “We
‘I felt like a fool’ - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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A witness huffed and puffed on Wednesday in the Home Circuit Court murder trial of Andre Ruddock in Kingston as defence attorney Anthony Williams cross-examined him about how he felt when his now-deceased pastor, Dr Kevin Smith, pushed his fingers into gunshot wounds he received in his back that were allegedly inflicted by the preacher. Ruddock is on trial for murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 killing of Taneka Gardner at the Kingdom Restoration Ministries International in Albion, St Ja
Daddy, father, prophet - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)
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A witness on Tuesday testified that the late Pathways International Restoration Ministries’ Pastor Kevin Smith was so revered by his flock that some called him “Daddy”, while others addressed him as “Father”, “Dr Smith” or “Prophet of the Nation”. The witness is the second to have taken the stand since last week in the Home Circuit Court trial of Andre Ruddock, who was said to have been Smith’s bodyguard. Ruddock is being tried for murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 sacrificial-type kill
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