Prosecution seeking death penalty for alleged killer of Paulwell’s daughter and her mother
Published:Wednesday | March 6, 2024 | 12:57 PM
The prosecution is seeking the death penalty against David Smith, the alleged trigger man in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell's 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson.
He was served with a notice in the Home Circuit Court today.
Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions read the request during the court proceedings where Smith, and co-accused Leoda Bradshaw and Roland Balfour were physically present. The other two accused persons joined online.
David Smith, who was unrepresented, requested a lawyer. A legal aid assignment was ordered for Smith.
Ten-month-old Sarayah Paulwell and her mother, 27-year-old Patterson, were abducted from their home on Gilmour Drive in St Andrew on September 9.
They were allegedly taken to east Kingston and shot and killed and their bodies burnt.
The alleged mastermind, United States Navy petty officer, Leoda Bradshaw, is Paulwell's companion.
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