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Donaldson sex abuse trial jury asked to recall visible 'pain and hurt' of accusers
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- Lyndsey Telford BBC News NI, at Newry Crown Court PA Media.
- In her closing speech, prosecution barrister Rosemary Walsh KC described "the long and arduous process" the women, known as Complainant.
- This is not something they are doing for the fun of it or the sake of it," she told the jury.
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Lyndsey Telford BBC News NI, at Newry Crown Court PA Media. The jury in the trial of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been asked to recall the "pain and hurt still so visible" on the two women who have accused him of sexually abusing them when they were children.
In her closing speech, prosecution barrister Rosemary Walsh KC described "the long and arduous process" the women, known as Complainant. A and B, had experienced after making their allegations.
"This is no walk in the park. This is not something they are doing for the fun of it or the sake of it," she told the jury.
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