A digital forensic examiner on Thursday detailed the steps he took to extract closed-circuit television footage linked to the Constable Noel Maitland murder trial.

Maitland is on trial for murder in relation to the July 12, 2022 disappearance of his social media influencer girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson. Donaldson, who was 24 years old, was last seen alive at the Chelsea Manor Apartments in St Andrew where Maitland lived. She was reported missing on July 13, 2022.

The digital forensic examiner, who is a district constable, said that in July 2022 he was assigned to the Maitland case.

He said he began taking notes immediately after his superior assigned the case to him.

“I collected video evidence from the Communication, Forensics, and Cybercrime exhibit storage, after which I made contact with the investigating officer… I commenced my examination of the video evidence and then I started my analysis,“ he told the court.

”…After preparing [my] report, I informed the investigating officer of the evidence package. The package contained a report and the evidence was put on DVDs. There are nine copies….“

He said he went to the location where the video evidence was extracted from — Chelsea Manor Apartments, located at 11-17 Chelsea Avenue. The video footage was captured at the gate of the apartments, and showed a truck carrying a couch out of the complex.

He also collected video footage from a car wash on Lyndhurst Road where the couch was taken when it left the apartment complex.

He said he extracted footage of interest from the car wash to a thumb drive, and the investigating officer signed as witness to the extraction. There were nine cameras on location.

The witness returns to the stand next Tuesday, when the trial resumes.

— Jason Cross