Confession under scrutiny in Pathways trial

Confession under scrutiny in Pathways trial

The evidentiary phase of the Pathways murder trial is currently on pause as Justice Leighton Pusey considers whether to admit a caution statement containing a reported confession by accused Andre Ruddock. A voir dire, or trial within a trial, began on Monday in the Home Circuit Court after Ruddock’s lead attorney, Anthony Williams, objected to the caution statement being tendered as evidence. The hearing, which is being conducted in the absence …