{
  "id": 10872475,
  "title": "Detective, defence clash over what statement said about Gardner’s killing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/detective-defence-clash-over-what-statement-said-about-gardners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T05:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260930/detective-defence-clash-over-what-statement-said-about-gardners-killing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An investigator insisted in the Home Circuit Court on Tuesday that she was told that Andre Ruddock had been instructed to cut the throat of church member Taneka Gardner despite the defence challenging her account. The detective sergeant maintained under cross-examination that her statement contained a reference to Ruddock cutting Gardner’s throat after defence attorney Anthony Williams pressed…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}