Ruddock takes stand, claims Dr Kevin Smith killed Gardner at Pathways Church
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November 2, 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Andre Ruddock has taken the witness stand in his own murder trial on Monday afternoon in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston, claiming that Dr Kevin Smith killed 39-year-old Taneka Gardner and not him.
Ruddock is on trial for murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 killing of Gardner at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Albion St James.
It is alleged that Ruddock killed Gardner on instructions from Smith, who was pastor of the church.
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