Pathways cop denies gun threat

A detective constable yesterday denied suggestions that he had pointed his service pistol at murder accused Andre Ruddock and threatened to kill him over a false name allegedly given by the accused.

The witness, who previously testified that Ruddock confessed at the scene to slashing Gardner’s throat on the instructions of the now-deceased church pastor Kevin Smith, also denied suggestions that he had “draped up” Ruddock by his shorts and “puffed” him in his chest.

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The 36-year-old farmer and security officer, who was Smith’s bodyguard, is accused of killing the 39-year-old woman during an alleged sacrificial killing on October 17, 2021, at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries compound.