# Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Wife planted bug in car over affair suspicions, court hears

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Podcast: [Crime World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810)
Published: 2026-05-29T18:15:39+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/crime-world/episodes/jeffrey-donaldson-beltel
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## Resource

This episode was originally published by our sister podcast, The BelTel on May 29, 2026. Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife planted a listening device in his car after becoming suspicious he was having affair with a constituent, a court in Newry has been told.  The 63-year-old former MP in on trial in relation to 18 alleged historical sex offence charges, dating from 1985 to 2008 – including a charge of rape. He denies all of the charges against him.   His wife Eleanor Donaldson, of Dublinhill Road, Dromore in Co Down, is charged with aiding and abetting. She denies the charges.  She will not be in court and is facing a trial of the facts as she has been ruled medically unfit to stand trial.   Allison Morris was in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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