Donaldson Trial: Wife planted bug in MP’s car over suspicions of an affair, Newry court hears
About this episode
The episode discusses the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson, where it was revealed that his wife planted a bug in his car due to suspicions of an affair.
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife planted a listening device in his car after becoming suspicious he was having affair with a constituent, a court in Newry has been told. The 63-year-old former MP in on trial in relation to 18 alleged historical sex offence charges, dating from 1985 to 2008 – including a charge of rape. He denies all of the charges against him. His wife Eleanor Donaldson, of Dublinhill Road, Dromore in Co Down, is charged with aiding and abetting. She denies the charges. She will not be in court and is facing a trial of the facts as she has been ruled medically unfit to stand trial. Allison Morris was in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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