The body of 14-year-old schoolboy Noah Donohoe was found in an underground water tunnel in north Belfast almost a week after he went missing
Police investigating the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe, whose body was found in a storm drain in Belfast, never followed up on reports of screaming heard near where the teenager was found, an inquest has heard.
Noah, a pupil at St Malachy’s College, was 14 when was found dead on June 27 2020 – six days after he left home on his bike to meet two friends in the Cavehill area of the city.
He was found more than 600 metres downstream from where he had last been seen close to a culvert inlet behind houses at Northwood Road in north Belfast. A post-mortem examination found the likely cause of death was drowning.
Jurors at Belfast Coroner’s Court were told that police collected statements from only four of the seven residents who reported hearing noises – including screams – between 12 midnight and 3am on June 22, despite having a team of 25 detectives.
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