The trial has begun in Newry of the former leader of the DUP, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. He has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged historical sex offences.
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The trial has begun in Newry of the former leader of the DUP, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. He has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged historical sex offences.
His wife Eleanor, who has denied charges of aiding and abetting her husband, has been ruled unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds.
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Northern Ireland, Politics, UK
Former DUP leader Donaldson arrives at court for sexual offences trial
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Trial of former DUP leader is expected to last four weeks and is among the most high-profile in Northern Ireland in recent years
The 63-year-old clasped a brown satchel and had a Christian fish symbol pinned to the lapel of his blue blazer as he entered…
