Ruddock claims he was pressured to make murder confession
Andre Ruddock testified in a Kingston court that a police officer forced him to admit to the murder of Taneka Gardner. He claimed the constable assaulted him and used a gun to threaten him. Ruddock stated he was pressured to take the blame for the killing on behalf of Kevin Smith, a church leader. The accused man told the court he was coerced into providing a caution statement. These events were described during his trial in the Home Circuit Court.
Murder accused Andre Ruddock on Monday testified that a police constable assaulted him, threatened him with a gun, and pressured him to take the blame for Taneka Gardner’s killing on behalf of church leader Kevin Smith. Ruddock, who is on trial for Gardner’s murder in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston, said the cop also coerced him into confessing to the killing and providing a caution statement.