Noah Donohoe Inquest: Police Search Flaws Questioned

0:00Stay informed with Europe news today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey, with the story. The inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donahoe is now in its ninth week. Noah, a student at St. Malachi's College in Belfast, vanished on his bike in June 2020, while heading to meet friends near Cave Hill. His naked body turned up six days later in a North Belfast storm drain tunnel, with drowning listed as the likely cause. Here this week, Constable were he testified about a search he joined four days after Noah went missing. On June 25th, he helped check a flat link to Daryl Paul, who later admitted stealing Noah's Rucksack with his laptop and schoolbooks. Inside. During the search, they found some of Noah's schoolwork in the kitchen rubbish bag, but no laptop, bag, or other key items. Noah's mother raised concerns through her lawyer about gaps in the police work. The officer admitted he had no body-worn camera footage, even though his original statement suggested otherwise. Families like the Donahoe's often highlight these early search flaws in cases like this.

1:03A big question came up over a green coat police say belonged to Noah. Where he said he was briefed at Musgrave Street Station to look for it during the flat search, along with the other items. But he couldn't explain why it only came up now in testimony, not in his notes or prior reports. Meanwhile, the Inquests presses on with more witnesses, as everyone seeks clear answers about what happened to Noah that day.