David Smith, the man who admitted involvement in the kidnapping and murder of 10-month-old Sarayah Paulwell and her mother, 27-year-old Toshyna Patterson, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Smith is to serve 45 years before becoming eligible for parole.
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes handed down the sentence in the Supreme Court a short while ago.
Smith is a 35-year-old painter and a father of two from Mountain View in Kingston.
He pleaded guilty on June 10 this year to two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping.
In March 2024, Smith was served with a notice of intention to seek the death penalty by then Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewelyn.
He was represented by attorneys Franklin Grenyion and Shamar Hanson.
Patterson and her infant daughter were abducted and murdered on September 9, 2023.
Two other men charged in the case, Richard Brown and Roshane Miller, had previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced.
Meanwhile, the alleged mastermind behind the killings, Leoda Bradshaw, and her co-accused, Bjorn Black and Roland Balfour, are scheduled to return to court on February 8, 2027, for a trial-readiness hearing.
A trial date of February 22, 2027 has been set.
All three accused remain in custody.
