Jury to be empanelled in Pathways murder trial

A seven-member jury is to be empanelled this afternoon for the trial of Andre Ruddock, the man accused of killing a woman during an alleged sacrificial ritual at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries church in St James nearly five years ago.

The first witness, however, is expected to take the stand tomorrow morning in the Home Circuit Court before Justice Leighton Pusey.

Ruddock, who has been in custody since the incident and has grown locs, is charged with the murder of Taneka Gardner, 39, on October 17, 2021, during an alleged sacrificial ritual at Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in St James.