Eleanor Donaldson given supervision order and placed on sex offenders' register
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
A Newry Crown Court judge placed Eleanor Donaldson under a three-year supervision treatment order and ordered her to remain on the sex offenders’ register for five years. A court found that she had committed the acts in five charges, including four of aiding and abetting offences by her husband, Jeffrey Donaldson, after she was deemed medically unfit for a criminal trial.Key Facts
- Eleanor Donaldson appeared by video link at Newry Crown Court.
- The supervision treatment order requires her to keep in contact with a social worker, attend appointments and undergo any required treatment.
- The court found she had committed acts relating to five charges, including four charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s offending.
- Because she was medically unfit for a criminal trial, the case proceeded as a trial of the facts, which cannot result in a conviction.
- Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex offences against two victims, including rape.
- The offences for which Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced took place between 1985 and 2008.
- Jeffrey Donaldson is seeking to appeal his convictions.
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