Major property developer ‘threatened to kill’ ex-lover

A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE property developer allegedly threatened to drown his ex-lover after abducting her in a frenzied fit of jealousy, a court heard yesterday.

Child nursery boss Kathleen McAleese, 49, claimed Norman Menary, 52, flew into a rage during a night of terror after their affair ended, locking her in his car and driving her to a desolate stretch of river near her home in Portstewart, Co Derry.

Amid a torrent of foul-mouthed abuse and hair pulling, Mr Menary only slammed on the brakes at the water’s edge, she claimed.