A fifth person has been arrested in the murder case of Jamaican politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter and her mother.
Jamaica’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference.
Bailey did not reveal the identity of the person but confirmed that the suspect is male. He was taken into police custody on Wednesday and is to go through an administrative process.
“We are going to ensure that every person who participated in that crime faces justice,” Bailey pledged.
“We are committed to that as an organization. It is one of the most gruesome crimes that we have ever seen and we are going to ensure whoever is responsible, it doesn’t matter where they hide.
“The Bible talks about even if you spread your bed in hell or in the utmost part of the sea we are going to find the person and bring them to justice,” he warned.
Sarayah Paulwell, the 10-month-old daughter of Phillip Paulwell, and her mother 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson went missing from their home on Gilmour Drive in St Andrew on September 9.
Police later revealed that the mother and daughter were brutally killed and their bodies burnt and disposed of.
Other accused remanded and imprisoned
Leoda Bradshaw, the United States Navy Officer said to be the mastermind behind the crime, along with her cousin and co-accused Roland Lloyd Balford, were among four persons arrested and charged in connection with the murder.
Bradshaw, who shares a child with Phillip Paulwell, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to murder, two counts of conspiracy to kidnapping, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of murder. Balfour faces similar charges.
Both remain in custody and are to return to court on March 6, 2024.
The other two men who were implicated in the double murder were sentenced last month.
Richard Brown, a 31-year-old graphic artist from Kingston, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on each of the two counts of murder. He was also sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison on each of the two counts of kidnapping of the mother and daughter. The sentences are to be served concurrently and he has been ordered to serve 20 years before he is eligible for parole.
Brown’s accomplice, Roshane Miller, was sentenced to serve seven years and 10 months for each count of accessory before the fact to murder; two years and 10 months for each count of conspiracy to kidnap; and one year and 10 months for misprision of felony. The sentences are to run concurrently.
