Witness emotional as he recalls wife telling him about Donaldson alleged abuse

Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending

Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court on Thursday (Liam McBurney/PA)

A man became emotional as he told a court of the moment his wife revealed to him alleged sexual abuse by former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson when she was a child.

The witness said his wife was scared as she told him about the alleged incidents and he realised “this was massive for her”.