Leoda Bradshaw, the alleged mastermind in the murder of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter Sarayah, and her mother, is to stand trial on September 28, after efforts to resolve the case through a guilty plea collapsed today.

Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson said Bradshaw had indicated a willingness to plead guilty, but only on her own version of the facts, leading to the scheduling of a Newton hearing to determine the agreed factual basis for the plea.

However, the hearing did not proceed in the Home Circuit Court.