Constable Noel Maitland reportedly raised issues about surveillance footage on July 13, 2022, asking a neighbour whether or not cameras mounted on his property had recorded him.
The revelation got here throughout Maitland’s ongoing homicide trial within the House Circuit Court docket, the place he’s accused of killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson. Donaldson was final seen alive at Maitland’s Chelsea Manor house in New Kingston, and prosecutors consider she was murdered there between July 12 and 13..
Testifying on Wednesday, the neighbour mentioned that Maitland known as him twice on July 13, asking whether or not safety cameras mounted on the neighbour’s home had captured any footage of him.
The neighbour recalled that Maitland claimed he was up for a job promotion and was involved that the cameras might have recorded him strolling by with a ganja spliff — one thing he feared might negatively affect the background checks required by his employer. In line with the testimony, Maitland requested whether or not the footage had been saved and if it might be reviewed.
The witness mentioned he advised Maitland the footage was saved, however he was uncertain how lengthy it will be retained and would wish to examine as soon as he returned residence.
The testimony provides a brand new layer to the circumstantial proof being introduced by prosecutors, who argue that Maitland murdered Donaldson inside his house and disposed of her physique in an effort to cowl up the crime.
The trial continues within the House Circuit Court docket in downtown Kingston.
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