KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leoda Bradshaw, the suspected mastermind behind the September 2023 kidnapping and murder of parliamentarian Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter Serayah Paulwell and her mother, 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson, indicated Thursday in the Supreme Court that she will plead guilty under section 2 (2) of the Offences Against the Person Act.

Section 2(2) of the Jamaican Offences Against the Person Act defines non-capital murder. Under this subsection, any murder that does not meet the strict criteria for “capital murder” (such as contract killings or those committed during acts of terrorism) is classified as non-capital.

For a conviction under this section, the court has the discretion to impose a sentence of life imprisonment or a specified term of imprisonment with a statutory minimum of 15 years before parole.