Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been sent for trial over allegations of historical sex offences.A district judge at Newry Magistrates' Court said he was satisfied that Donaldson, 61, and his wife and co-accused Lady Eleanor Donaldson, 58, of Dublinhill Road, Dromore, had a prima facie case to answer during a committal hearing on Wednesday.

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been sent for trial over allegations of historical sex offences.A district judge at Newry Magistrates' Court said he was satisfied that Donaldson, 61, and his wife and co-accused Lady Eleanor Donaldson, 58, of Dublinhill Road, Dromore, had a prima facie case to answer during a committal hearing on Wednesday.