An attempt at mediation in the assault case involving murder accused Leoda Bradshaw failed on Wednesday in the St. Catherine Parish Court after Bradshaw declined to participate.
During the hearing, attorney-at-law Fabian Campbell, who represents the accused, Kilfer Gilchrist, requested that the matter be referred to mediation. While Gilchrist agreed, Bradshaw, who is the complainant, was seen signaling her refusal to her attorney, Kelly Hamilton.
Parish Court Judge Geneta Smikle subsequently postponed the matter and ordered that both Bradshaw and Gilchrist be further remanded until March 3.
The case arises from allegations that Bradshaw was assaulted by Gilchrist while both women were detainees at the Bridgeport police lock-ups in Portmore, St. Catherine. An investigation into the incident led to Gilchrist’s arrest and charge for assault.
Bradshaw remains in custody in connection with a separate and high-profile matter now before the Home Circuit Court. She is accused of being the mastermind behind the killing of 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson and her 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah Paulwell, the child of People’s National Party Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell.
Bradshaw, a former U.S. Navy petty officer who shares a child with Paulwell, has been charged with two counts each of capital murder, conspiracy to murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap.
According to prosecutors, Patterson and her infant daughter were abducted from their home on Gilmour Drive in St. Andrew on September 9, 2023. They were allegedly taken to east Kingston, where they were killed and their bodies burned.
Bradshaw has pleaded not guilty to the charges. A possible trial period in the murder case has been set for September 26 to November 23.
