Painter gets life sentence for murder of Paulwell’s daughter and her mother
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October 2, 2026
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Kingston painter David Smith, who pleaded guilty to his involvement in the abduction and killing of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, was on Friday morning sentenced to life in prison.
Smith will have to serve a minimum of 45 years before becoming eligible for parole.
He was sentenced by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes in the Home Circuit Court under a plea deal arrangement with the Crown.
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