Eleanor Donaldson receives five-year notification order

Eleanor Donaldson was placed under sex-offender notification requirements for five years and given a three-year supervision and treatment order at Newry Crown Court on November 13, 2026, following a trial of the facts that resulted in no criminal conviction. Judge Paul Ramsey imposed the orders after a jury found that she had carried out acts alleged in charges connected to her husband’s offending.

Donaldson was found medically unfit to participate in a conventional trial. A trial of the facts can establish whether alleged acts occurred, but it cannot produce a guilty verdict or a prison sentence. The jury findings therefore did not amount to a criminal conviction. Her legal team is appealing those findings, according to the reports.

The supervision order requires Donaldson to be supervised by a social worker from the Craigavon Community Mental Health Team for three years. She must attend appointments, undergo treatment and allow home visits. Police will administer the separate notification requirements, which apply for five years. Donaldson appeared briefly by video link with her solicitor as Ramsey explained the conditions and confirmed that she understood them.