Noah Donohoe Inquest: Stolen Rucksack & Anonymous Calls

0:00On March 30th, the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donahoe is now in its tenth week at Belfast Corner's Court. Noah, a student at St. Malachai's College, vanished on his bike in North Belfast back in June 2020 while heading to meet friends near Cave Hill. His naked body turned up six days later in a storm-drained tunnel, with drowning listed as the likely cause. Earlier this week, testimony zeroed in on Noah's stolen rucksack, which held his laptop and schoolbooks. Daryl Paul from Cliftonville Avenue, already pleaded guilty to the fifth, and tried peddling the laptop at a flat. He claimed he found it at an arts college, but the missing charger raised red flags right away. Noah's mom, Fiona Donahoe, has shown up to court every single day, keeping the focus sharp on what happened to her son. Witnesses connected through all-mind bingo during lockdown, described Paul showing up unannounced on June 21st to make the sale. Two details emerged when statements clashed over two anonymous calls to police on June

1:0224th and 25th. One witness swore AC3 made them, reporting the rucksack, laptop, green north facecoat, and a book with Noah's name. But AC3 flat out denied it, saying the voices didn't match, and accusing others of lying. The jury heard the recordings, highlighting items linked straight to Noah, and the inquest presses on with more testimony ahead. This has been Europe News Today, powered by AI.