Kingston, Jamaica – The Supreme Court docket this morning put aside September 26 to November 23, 2026, because the tentative trial interval for Leoda Bradshaw and three co-accused in reference to the grotesque homicide of Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mom, 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson.
The trial dates had been scheduled following affirmation that the indictment had been formalised and electronically disclosed. The accused had been remanded in custody for the continuation of their plea and case administration listening to in January 2026.
Bradshaw, a United States Navy officer who shares a baby with politician Phillip Paulwell, is charged with two counts every of capital homicide, conspiracy to homicide, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnapping.
Her cousin, Balfour, faces two counts every of accent earlier than the very fact to kidnapping and accent earlier than the very fact to homicide.
Black, one other accused, is charged with two counts every of homicide, kidnapping, conspiracy to homicide, and conspiracy to kidnapping, in addition to firearms-related offences together with possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition, and dealing in prohibited weapon.
In the meantime, Smith is charged with two counts every of capital homicide, conspiracy to homicide, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnapping.
Two different males — Richard Brown and Roshane Miller — had beforehand pleaded responsible to their roles within the incident and had been each sentenced.
Investigators reported that on September 9, 2023, Patterson and child Sarayah had been kidnapped from their residence on Gilmour Drive in St Andrew. They had been allegedly taken to east Kingston, shot and killed, and their our bodies burned.
Bradshaw, described because the alleged mastermind, is accused of contacting hitmen, recruiting her cousin Balfour, and orchestrating the kidnapping and homicide of the mom and youngster. Experiences additional point out she travelled to Jamaica with the only real goal of finishing up the killings, at some point after confronting Patterson on Fb in regards to the toddler.
The case has drawn widespread public consideration, with many Jamaicans calling for swift justice in what police have described as one of the crucial disturbing double murders in current reminiscence.
