Jury deliberations in Noah Donohoe inquest set for third day

The panel has spent around ten hours over two days considering its findings in the inquest, which has lasted almost six months.
Fiona Donohoe, the mother of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe, arriving at Belfast Coroner’s Court, where the inquest into the death of her son, who was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing while cycling to meet friends, is taking place (Mark Marlow/PA)
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Rebecca Black
3 days ago

Jury deliberations in the inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe are set to go into a third day.

The 14-year-old was found naked in an underground water tunnel in the city in June 2020 after being missing for six days.

The jury of eight men and two women has been tasked with unanimously agreeing on responses to 10 questions, including the date of Noah’s death and whether any errors made by police contributed to his death.

They have spent around 10 hours across two days at Belfast Coroner’s Court discussing their findings.

Mr Justice Rooney has emphasised to the jury that they must reach their findings based on what they have heard and seen in court.

It comes after almost six months of evidence at Belfast Coroner’s Court involving 76 witnesses, statements from a further 42 people, maps, video footage, photographs, police logs and expert reports.

Noah’s mother, Fiona, has been present for every day of the inquest.