Noah Donohoe: ‘Questions over teen’s death may never be answered’, final witness tells inquest

2026-06-18

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Noah Donohoe’s remains were found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020. The 14-year-old had gone missing six days earlier. A post-mortem examination found that the likely cause of death was drowning. The inquest into his death, which is being heard before a jury, is in its 20th week. The jury has now heard from Detective Chief Inspector Tom Phillips. He was the senior investigating officer tasked with finding Noah and is the inquest’s final witness. He told the court tha...

Noah Donohoe’s remains were found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020.

The 14-year-old had gone missing six days earlier.

A post-mortem examination found that the likely cause of death was drowning.

The inquest into his death, which is being heard before a jury, is in its 20th week.

The jury has now heard from Detective Chief Inspector Tom Phillips. He was the senior investigating officer tasked with finding Noah and is the inquest’s final witness.

He told the court that Police may ‘never have answers’ to some questions around Noah’s death.

Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.

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