Eleanor Donaldson on sex offenders list for five years

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Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, has been placed on the sex offenders list for five years.

The wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been placed on the sex offenders list for five years.

Eleanor Donaldson was also made the subject of a three year supervision and treatment order under mental health legislation when the case against her concluded at Newry Crown Court this morning.

In June, Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of rape of a schoolgirl and a series of sexual offences against her and another child.

She was subject to a non-criminal process called a trial of the facts, due to concerns about her mental health.

She was brought onto a videolink hearing for two minutes at the conclusion of the case this morning so that the decision of the court could be explained to her.

She was asked at the conclusion if she understood the outcome. She nodded her head and said yes.

The supervision and treatment order will see her placed under the supervision of a social worker attached to Craigavon Community Mental Health Team.

The terms of the order mean that she must attend appointments and submit to treatment

Judge Paul Ramsey said having heard expert medical evidence from two clinicians he felt it was "inevitable" that the supervision and treatment order was the most appropriate disposal in her case.

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