Leoda Bradshaw and Co-Accused Remanded — Trial Set for 2026

Kingston, Jamaica – The Supreme Court this morning set aside September 26 to November 23, 2026, as the tentative trial period for Leoda Bradshaw and three co-accused in connection with the gruesome murder of Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson.

The trial dates were scheduled following confirmation that the indictment had been formalised and electronically disclosed. The accused were remanded in custody for the continuation of their plea and case management hearing in January 2026.

Bradshaw, a United States Navy officer who shares a child with politician Phillip Paulwell, is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnapping.

Her cousin, Balfour, faces two counts each of accessory before the fact to kidnapping and accessory before the fact to murder.

Black, another accused, is charged with two counts each of murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder, and conspiracy to kidnapping, as well as firearms-related offences including possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition, and dealing in prohibited weapon.

Meanwhile, Smith is charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to kidnapping.

Two other men — Richard Brown and Roshane Miller — had previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the incident and were both sentenced.

Investigators reported that on September 9, 2023, Patterson and baby Sarayah were abducted from their home on Gilmour Drive in St Andrew. They were allegedly taken to east Kingston, shot and killed, and their bodies burned.

Bradshaw, described as the alleged mastermind, is accused of contacting hitmen, recruiting her cousin Balfour, and orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of the mother and child. Reports further indicate she travelled to Jamaica with the sole purpose of carrying out the killings, one day after confronting Patterson on Facebook about the infant.

The case has drawn widespread public attention, with many Jamaicans calling for swift justice in what police have described as one of the most disturbing double murders in recent memory.