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| MLA's son guilty of wife beating | MLA's son guilty of wife beating |
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| The son of Ulster Unionist assembly member George Savage has been found guilty of beating his wife. | |
| George Samuel Savage, 42, of Dromore Road, Donaghcloney, was convicted of four charges of assaulting his wife between December 2001 and January 2006. | George Samuel Savage, 42, of Dromore Road, Donaghcloney, was convicted of four charges of assaulting his wife between December 2001 and January 2006. |
| The jury cleared him of three charges of rape, six of indecent assault, and four other assault charges. | The jury cleared him of three charges of rape, six of indecent assault, and four other assault charges. |
| They failed to reach a verdict on a seventh charge of indecent assault, and three other charges of assault. | |
| Prosecution lawyers have been given until next Friday to decide whether or not to bring Savage to trial again on all or some of those charges. | Prosecution lawyers have been given until next Friday to decide whether or not to bring Savage to trial again on all or some of those charges. |
| The two-week trial at Craigavon Crown Court heard that the situation at home got so bad that she had tried to take her own life with a paracetamol overdose. | The two-week trial at Craigavon Crown Court heard that the situation at home got so bad that she had tried to take her own life with a paracetamol overdose. |
| The court was told that on one occasion, her father-in-law, former Craigavon mayor George Savage, and his son came to the house and remonstrated with him, later telling her that "it was sorted". | The court was told that on one occasion, her father-in-law, former Craigavon mayor George Savage, and his son came to the house and remonstrated with him, later telling her that "it was sorted". |
| On another occasion, Savage's mother had to stand in front of her daughter-in-law to protect her while he attacked her because she had crashed their car, the jury heard. | On another occasion, Savage's mother had to stand in front of her daughter-in-law to protect her while he attacked her because she had crashed their car, the jury heard. |