Kingston, Jamaica — The chief crime scene examiner from the Unbiased Fee of Investigations (INDECOM) testified on Monday that he was unaware police had visited and processed Constable Noel Maitland’s Chelsea Manor condominium earlier than his group’s official examination, following the disappearance of social media persona Donna-Lee Donaldson.
Whereas beneath cross-examination by defence legal professional Chadwick Berry, the examiner admitted he didn’t know that officers went to Maitland’s St Andrew condominium on July 15, 2022 — two days after Donaldson was reported lacking.
Berry additionally pressed him a few second reported go to to the condominium on July 21 by one other police group, allegedly accompanied by members of the Institute of Forensic Science and Authorized Medication.
“You aren’t conscious of what was executed on the fifteenth of July, equally on July 21?” Berry requested.
“I don’t know,” the witness responded.
Berry questioned whether or not INDECOM operates independently of each the Jamaica Constabulary Power and the Institute of Forensic Science and Authorized Medication. The examiner confirmed that it does, although he added: “We work collectively.”
The courtroom additionally heard that the examiner and his group visited Maitland’s condominium on July 28, the place they noticed and documented a number of stains resembling blood — together with on a pair of drapes, a wall, and a cream cushion cowl discovered atop a barrel. These objects have been collected, packaged, and submitted to the Authorities Forensic Laboratory for testing.
Throughout additional questioning, the witness admitted that whereas he recorded the names of some folks current on the condominium in his pocket book, these notes have been by no means handed over to police.
Donna-Lee Donaldson, a 24-year-old influencer, swimwear entrepreneur, and customer support consultant, was final seen alive on July 11, 2022, when Maitland reportedly picked her up from her mom’s residence. Her mom, Sophia Lugg, testified that she spoke together with her daughter on the morning of July 12 however was unable to achieve her afterwards.
Maitland is at present on trial for her alleged homicide and for stopping the lawful burial of a corpse.
The trial continues at the moment earlier than Justice Leighton Pusey within the Residence Circuit Courtroom.
