Noel Maitland: Deliveryman Testifies About Sofa Transport. The Noel Maitland Homicide case continued in the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday, July 9. During the proceedings, the well-known deliveryman testified. He said Police Constable Noel Maitland hired him. The job was to transport a sofa from his apartment in New Kingston to Half-Way Tree.
The witness is the owner of the famous pickup truck that is part of the evidence in this case. He stated that he was outside at Phil’s Hardware on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, Jamaica. He was soliciting customers there. A colleague named Carlos, now deceased, contacted him to discuss a job opportunity.
He stated that when he arrived, Noel Maitland—who was a stranger to him at the time—was sitting nearby in his car. According to the witness, Noel Maitland requested help picking up a sofa from New Kingston and delivering it to Half-Way Tree.
Maitland instructed him to drive behind his vehicle, and the witness followed in his truck, accompanied by Carlos.
The pickup truck driver told the Court that Noel Maitland paid him $5,000 to transport a sofa to a car wash
The witness said he dropped off the sofa at a car wash. After that, he was paid $5,000. Then he and Carlos got back in the truck and left.
Senior prosecutor, Claudette Thompson, asked the witness whether he had spoken to Noel Maitland again after that occasion. He said yes.
When asked about the time of this event, the witness said he did not recall the exact date. But he remembered it was in July, three years ago.
The witness is expected to continue his testimony in the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, July 10.
Noel Maitland is on trial for the unaliving of his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson, 24. She was a popular influencer, swimwear entrepreneur, and customer service representative.
Donaldson’s family reported missing on July 13, 2022. She was last seen at Noel Maitland’s apartment two days earlier.
Donna-Lee’s mother testified that Maitland picked her daughter up from their home on July 11. She last spoke to her the next morning. After that, she wasn’t able to reach her.