‘A me kill Taneka’: Detective testifies Ruddock confessed to Pathways killing

A detective constable a few moments ago testified that murder accused Andre Ruddock confessed to him that he killed 39-year-old Taneka Gardner at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Albion St James.

Gardner was killed on October 17, 2021, as part of what has been described as a human sacrifice ritual at the church.

Ruddock is alleged to have cut her throat on the instructions of his now-deceased pastor, Dr Kevin Smith, who allegedly told Gardner that her blood was unclean and therefore she had to die. The pastor allegedly asked her if she believed he could bring her back to life if she was killed. After she repeatedly said she believed, her throat was cut, allegedly by Ruddock after another man hesitated to carry out the pastor’s order to slash her throat.