Witnesses in Donaldson case ‘not reliable enough’ for guilty verdicts – defence
Two witnesses who have accused Jeffrey Donaldson of sexual offences are not “sufficiently reliable enough” for the jury to find him guilty, 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.
Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
The charges include one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency, and span a period between 1985 and 2008 involving two alleged victims.
Complainants A and B have both given evidence at the trial.
Both women allege they were abused as children.
Jeffrey Donaldson spent two days in the witness box giving evidence in the trial last week.
Eleanor Donaldson, 60, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged...
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