Eleanor Donaldson has been found medically unfit to stand trial but was determined in a trial of the facts to have aided and abetted rape and indecent assault by her husband.

Two alleged victims have addressed the sex abuse trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor Donaldson, spending a combined five days in the witness box.

A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson alleges she informed his wife, Eleanor Donaldson, about a second incident of abuse.

The trial of Jeffrey Donaldson on sex offense charges is set to run alongside his wife Eleanor Donaldson's case, who has been ruled unfit to stand trial but will face a 'trial of the facts'.

Further medical reports on Eleanor Donaldson have been submitted to the court, with a judge setting a May date for a review hearing in the historic sex offences case following the emergence of two psychiatric evaluations.

Eleanor Donaldson, the rarely seen wife of an MP, lived largely in her husband's shadow until a significant court case dramatically altered her life.

A woman claims she informed Eleanor Donaldson about an alleged abuse incident, as former MP Jeffrey Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

Former DUP leader Donaldson has arrived at court for his sexual offences trial, which will run concurrently with the trial of his wife, Eleanor Donaldson.

A judge has ruled that the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and the "trial of facts" for his wife, Eleanor Donaldson, will be heard together. Eleanor Donaldson was deemed unfit to stand trial after medical evidence was presented.

The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson for sex abuse charges is reportedly on track to begin next week, while his co-accused, Eleanor Donaldson, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.

A judge has ruled that Eleanor Donaldson will face a "trial of facts," a seldom-seen legal scenario. This type of trial is used to determine the facts of a case when a defendant is deemed unfit to plead.