Prosecution rests

AFTER calling 10 individuals to give evidence since September 17, the prosecution in the Andre Ruddock murder trial closed its case on Friday, opening the way for the defence to call witnesses of its own, if it so desires, next Monday.

A pathologist was the last witness to be called by the prosecution on Friday in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston before it ended its case. The pathologist confirmed that 39-year-old Taneka Gardner was in fact dead and died from having her throat slashed.

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If the defence, led by attorney Anthony Williams, decides to call witnesses of its own, it would be to try and prove that Ruddock is not guilty of murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 human sacrifice-type killing of Gardner at Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Albion, St James.