Persons indicted for Kidnapping and Murdering Daughter of Former Minister of Government and her Mother

  

PRESS-RELEASE

 

VOLUNTARY BILL OF INDICTMENT PROFERRED BY THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS AGAINST FOUR (4) PERSONS IN THE KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF TOSHYNA PATTERSON AND SARAYAH PAULWELL  ON THE 9^TH OF SEPTEMBER 2023

 

Paula Llewellyn - DPP

Leoda Bradshaw, a resident of the United States of America, came to the island of Jamaica on the 6^th day of September 2023. She was in a relationship and had a child with Mr. Phillip Paulwell, Member of Parliament, who she considered to be her spouse.

On the said day, the Crown alleges that she communicated with men, including her cousin Roland Balfour, one Richard Brown and Roshane Miller. During these conversations up to the 9^th of September, 2023, there was an agreement made under the direction of Leoda Bradshaw for these men to kidnap and kill Toshyna Patterson and her ten-month-old daughter, Sarayah Paulwell who was the product of a relationship that Ms. Patterson had had with Mr. Phillip Paulwell. This plan also contained part payment (which had been made) of a certain amount of money by Leoda Bradshaw to the men for the successful execution of the plan.

On Saturday, 9^th of September, 2023, the Crown alleges that Ms. Toshyna Patterson and her 10-month-old daughter were taken from her home at Gilmore Drive in Kingston by Leoda Bradshaw in a tinted SUV motor vehicle. She subsequently delivered them to men, including two of her co-conspirators in St. Andrew.

The Crown further alleges that Ms. Patterson and her daughter were forcibly taken to an area in East Kingston and murdered by these said men who were armed with a firearm.

 

The charges on the Voluntary Bill of Indictment which are being proffered by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution in the Home Circuit Court are as follows:

1.     Leoda Bradshaw indicted for:

·       Conspiracy to Kidnap Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Kidnap Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Murder Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Murder Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Kidnapping of Toshyna Patterson on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Kidnapping of Sarayah Paulwell on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Capital Murder of Toshyna Patterson on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Capital Murder concerning Sarayah Paulwell on the 9^th day of September 2023

 

 

 

2.     Richard Brown indicted for:

·       Conspiracy to Kidnap Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Kidnap Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Murder Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Conspiracy to Murder Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Kidnapping of Toshyna Patterson on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Kidnapping of Sarayah Paulwell on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Murder of Toshyna Patterson on the 9^th day of September 2023

·       Murder of Sarayah Paulwell on the 9^th day of September 2023

 

3.     Roshane Miller indicted for:

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Kidnapping of Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Kidnapping of Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Murder of Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Murder of Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

 

4.     Roland Balfour indicted for:

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Kidnapping of Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Kidnapping of Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Murder of Toshyna Patterson on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

·       Accessory Before the Fact to Murder of Sarayah Paulwell on diverse dates between the 6^th and 9^th day of September 2023

 

The Capital Murder counts regarding Leoda Bradshaw are based on the allegations of a contract for hire arrangement where Leoda Bradshaw is alleged to have paid persons a sum of money to kidnap and murder Toshyna Patterson and Sarayah Paulwell contrary to section (2)(1)(e)(i) of the Offences Against the Person Act.

 

Voluntary Bills of Indictment were proffered before the Home Circuit Court earlier this week in respect of Richard Brown and Roshane Miller who are scheduled to return the Home Circuit Court later this month when their matters will be mentioned.

Leoda Bradshaw and Roland Balfour appeared in the Home Circuit Court today by way of a Voluntary Bill of Indictment and are scheduled to return to the Home Circuit Court on December 1^st 2023 when their matters will be mentioned.

 

Paula V. Llewellyn, K.C

Director of Public Prosecutions

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