Defence raises questions about cop who was member of Kevin Smith’s flock

THE detective sergeant who cried repeatedly on Tuesday while giving evidence in the Andre Ruddock murder trial in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as she was released as a witness after defence attorney Anthony Williams ended his cross-examination of her.

Ruddock is on trial for murder in relation to the October 17, 2021 throat cutting of 39-year-old Taneka Gardner at the Pathways International Restoration Ministries in Albion, St James.

On Wednesday, the witness was more composed on the stand as Williams quizzed her on the happenings at the church where Gardner and two male members were killed. One of the men was killed allegedly by the late pastor of the church, Dr Kevin Smith. The other man was shot and killed by the police after he attacked lawmen with a knife.