The CCTV footage is among evidence the Crown will rely on in trying to prove that Flood’s actions on the night of December 7, 2007 were either unlawful and dangerous or constituted gross negligence.

Flood has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.

In his opening remarks, Crown Prosecutor Frank Hollis said Mr Bouffler had attended a work function at a local restaurant on the evening of December 6 before he went to the Standard Hotel.

He said Mr Bouffler had just been escorted from the premises in the early hours of December 7 when the incident with Flood, who was the hotel’s head of security that night, occurred.

Mr Hollis said the CCTV footage from the front of the hotel in Anson Street appeared to show Flood striking Mr Bouffler, who can be seen falling to the ground.

The footage then shows Mr Bouffler being moved away from the entrance of the hotel by three security guards, including Flood.

The Crown alleges Mr Bouffler was left about 30 metres from the entrance to the hotel, with Flood checking on him occasionally, for about two hours before he was helped into a taxi by two women.

Mr Bouffler’s partner called an ambulance later that morning and he died in Orange Base Hospital that night as a result of a head injury.

Mr Hollis said Mr Bouffler was on medication for a heart condition and said the Crown accepted that may have been a factor in his death.

“The damage caused by the bleeding on the brain was greater than what might otherwise have been the case,” he said.

Yesterday was the first day of Flood’s trial, which is expected to last 10 days.

A jury of nine women and three men will hear the evidence.

Witnesses called yesterday included Brett Tate, who was Mr Bouffler’s boss, and Detective Senior Constable Stephen Pack, who showed and explained the CCTV footage to the court.

Items tendered to the court yesterday included an incident report and a security roster from the Standard Hotel on the day in question.

Judge Gregory Hosking SC and the jury will visit the Standard Hotel and Anson Street tomorrow morning to view the scene, with the street to be temporarily closed to the public.