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Jonathan McCambridge

No decision yet on whether Donaldson trial will proceed in November

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson leaves Newry Crown Court following a previous hearing (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Archive)

A decision on whether the trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Donaldson on charges relating to alleged historical sex offences is to proceed in November should be made later this month, a judge has said.

During a brief update in the case in Newry Crown Court on Friday, Judge Paul Ramsey said he hoped to be in a better position then to make a decision around the “medical situation” of Eleanor Donaldson.

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