Defence attorney Christopher Townsend told the seven-member jury in the Home Circuit Court today to rubbish the prosecution’s case against Constable Noel Maitland.

Maitland is on trial for the 2022 murder of his girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson.

He is also charged with preventing the lawful burial of a corpse.

During his closing arguments, Mr. Townsend urged the jury to acquit if the puzzle doesn’t fit.

Yesterday, the prosecution described the case against Maitland as a jigsaw puzzle, stating that all the pieces fit and point in one direction.

Mr. Townsend stated that the evidence presented by Maitland’s neighbour is not credible as he went back on his words on different occasions while testifying.

He also referenced the evidence presented by Donaldson’s mother, noting that she testified to Mr. Maitland’s good character and that she told Maitland’s father that she knows his son did not kill her daughter.

The defence attorney argued that if the primary witness of the prosecution doesn’t believe Maitland killed her daughter, how can they then convince the jury he did?

Mr. Townsend added that the prosecution urged the jury to trust the science, and if the jury is going to trust it, then they should take into account that evidence presented showed that Donna-Lee’s phone connected to a cell tower sometime around 2:54 P.M., on July 12, which indicated she was no longer at Mr. Maitland’s apartment.

Townsend asked the members of the jury to remove their emotions when making their decision and deliver a true verdict.