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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan McCambridge

Donaldson case complainants ‘not reliable enough’ for guilty verdicts – defence

The former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Two women who have accused Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of sexual offences are not “sufficiently reliable enough” for a guilty verdict to be reached, a barrister has told a court.

The former DUP leader’s barrister Kieran Vaughan also told the jury to “ignore the noise and focus on the evidence” when they consider their verdicts.

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