{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/6a1dbedd302b9e359c0281f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Donaldson Trial: Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse, Newry court hears  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1780333916384-c33f9dd5-8286-47a4-b716-0dff425207d1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse by her husband, Jeffrey Donaldson, a court has heard.&nbsp;</p><p>The claim from one of the alleged victims came during week two of the former DUP leader’s trial.&nbsp;</p><p>63-year-old Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The charges include one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Donaldson’s wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 60-year-old is facing a trial of the facts, not a criminal trial, after judge Paul Ramsey ruled her unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Allison Morris was in court for day four of evidence.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}