{
  "id": 18105651,
  "title": "‘Kevin Smith killed Taneka Gardner’ - Pathways murder accused continues to reject murder statement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/kevin-smith-killed-taneka-gardner-pathways-murder-accused-continues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:11:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261104/kevin-smith-killed-taneka-gardner-pathways-murder-accused-continues-reject"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Murder accused Andre Ruddock has denied fabricating a story that a detective constable had instructed him to take the blame for killing Taneka Gardner on behalf of late church leader Kevin Smith. Ruddock, who is on trial for Gardner’s murder in the Home Circuit Court, maintained under cross-examination on Tuesday that he was telling the truth. “I am suggesting to you that on October 17, 2021,…",
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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."
}