A judge instructs the jury in the sex offences trial of Jeffrey Donaldson not to be influenced by sympathy or prejudice as deliberations on a verdict begin. According to reporting from TheJournal.ie and RTE, the judge tells jurors they must consider the case fairly and weigh the evidence without being affected by any feelings toward either the complainants or the accused. The instruction is given shortly before or as the jury starts its deliberations later on the afternoon of the trial day. Both outlets describe the warning as a standard judicial direction aimed at ensuring the jury reaches a verdict based on the facts presented during the trial rather than on emotion or bias. The two reports are aligned on the timing of the jury’s move to deliberations and on the substance of the judge’s message. No agreement in the provided sources covers the detailed evidence, the number of charges, or any indications of how the jury may decide.