{
  "id": 14880513,
  "title": "Ruddock was beaten, threatened into confession, defence claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ruddock-was-beaten-threatened-into-confession-defence-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:06:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261016/ruddock-was-beaten-threatened-confession-defence-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defence counsel Anthony Williams on Thursday sought to portray his client, murder accused Andre Ruddock, as a man who never confessed to the police to killing his church sister but was beaten, threatened, and put in fear for his life to give a caution statement. Williams advanced the claims during continued cross-examination of a detective constable in Ruddock’s trial for the October 17, 2021,…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}