July 24 sentencing for man in murder and kidnapping of Phillip Paulwell’s daughter and her mother

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June 24, 2026

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July 24 sentencing for man in murder and kidnapping of Phillip Paulwell’s daughter and her mother

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David Smith, the man who has accepted responsibility for the shooting deaths of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, is to be sentenced on July 24.

The date was set today in the Home Circuit Court when the matter came up for a plea and case management hearing.

Smith, who is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnap, pleaded guilty on June 10.

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