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Noah Donohoe inquest

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Rescue service volunteers hoped to find Noah Donohoe alive, inquest told

Rescue service volunteers hoped to find Noah Donohoe alive, inquest told

The boy’s body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020 that could ‘could be easily opened’, the inquest heard.

Noah Donohoe inquest told storm drain ‘could be easily opened’

Noah Donohoe inquest told storm drain ‘could be easily opened’

Noah, a pupil of St Malachy’s College, was 14 when his body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020.

Police heard Noah Donohoe had been acting ‘strangely’, inquest told

Police heard Noah Donohoe had been acting ‘strangely’, inquest told

The inquest at Belfast coroner’s court into the death of the schoolboy, which is being heard with a jury, is now in its fifth week.

Witness who saw Noah Donohoe cycling naked thought it was a ‘prank’

Witness who saw Noah Donohoe cycling naked thought it was a ‘prank’

Noah Donohoe inquest witnesses tell of screams on night of his disappearance

Noah Donohoe inquest witnesses tell of screams on night of his disappearance

Woman tells inquest she heard two screams on night Noah Donohoe disappeared

Woman tells inquest she heard two screams on night Noah Donohoe disappeared

Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Jury shown CCTV footage of Noah Donohoe’s final journey

Jury shown CCTV footage of Noah Donohoe’s final journey

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

The inquest also heard from one of Noah’s classmates, who said he had had no concerns about the mental health of his school friend in 2020.