Pathways Ministries Trial | My daughter and pastor Kevin Smith were not in a relationship, father of murder victim testifies

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September 17, 2026

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Pathways Ministries Trial | My daughter and pastor Kevin Smith were not in a relationship, father of murder victim testifies

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The father of Taneka Gardner, who was allegedly killed during a sacrificial ritual at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in St James in 2021, this morning denied that his daughter had a relationship with the church’s late pastor, Kevin Smith.

Attorney Venice Brown, who is representing the accused, Andrew Ruddock, made the suggestion during cross-examination as Gardner’s father took the witness stand at the start of the murder trial in the Home Circuit Court today.

The father also told the court that he was unaware that his 39-year-old daughter had any medical condition.

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