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Alan Erwin

Man who lived in tent opposite PSNI station jailed for domestic abuse

A man who kept his partner living in a tent as part of a campaign of control has been jailed for five months.

James McDonagh, 52, was accused of sleeping at the door of the makeshift accommodation in South Belfast to stop the woman from leaving.

McDonagh, of no fixed abode, admitted subjecting her to domestic abuse over a period of nearly six months, along with a further offence of possessing Class C drugs.

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