Coroner Mr Justice Rooney has begun instructing the jury in the Noah Donohoe inquest, telling them to disregard external factors and base their findings solely on the evidence presented in court over several months.

An inquest into the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe in Belfast in 2020 was told that investigating the culvert where his body was found is 'not a priority', as the inquest enters its 17th week.

An official stated that it was not 'reasonably foreseeable' that someone would access the culvert where 14-year-old Noah Donohoe's body was found, adding that he had never seen a death in such circumstances.

An inquest into the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe was told that a senior Department for Infrastructure official was unaware if the culvert where he died was locked, expressing shock at the incident.

During the 12th week of the inquest into the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe, a man who stole Donohoe's rucksack testified, stating he never had the schoolboy's coat.

Recordings of anonymous phone calls made to police about an attempt to sell Noah Donohoe's laptop while the schoolboy was missing have been played at his inquest.

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A police search officer has said he was “grasping at straws” when he called in the search and rescue team who ultimately found Noah Donohoe, the inquest into the teenager’s death has heard.

A jury inquest in Belfast is in its fifth week, hearing evidence that the storm drain where 14-year-old Noah Donohoe's body was found in June 2020 'could be easily opened'.

The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe at Belfast Coroner’s Court, which is being heard with a jury, is now in its fifth week.

The inquest into the death of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe is now in its 17th week, with evidence suggesting it is "extremely unlikely" he entered a watercourse from anywhere other than a culvert.

An inquest jury was shown footage depicting some of Noah Donohoe's last-known movements as part of the ongoing investigation into his death.

A senior Stormont official told the inquest into Noah Donohoe's death that it was not 'reasonably foreseeable' that someone would access the entrance to the culvert where the schoolboy's body was found.

Daryl Paul told Belfast Coroner’s Court that he had "never set eyes" on Noah Donohoe, denying his hand was in a photograph found on the schoolboy's phone.

A man who stole Noah Donohoe's rucksack claims he never had the schoolboy's coat, as the investigation continues into the 14-year-old's death in Belfast in 2020.

A constable at an inquest into Noah Donohoe's disappearance was unable to explain why he initially testified to searching a flat for Donohoe's missing coat, later admitting he 'didn't believe' he had been told about the item.

An inquest heard that police understood the seriousness of the investigation into Noah Donohoe's disappearance at an early stage.

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

An inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe, who was found in a storm drain, heard police accounts that he had been behaving 'strangely' before leaving home for the last time.

An inquest heard that the PSNI did not follow up on reports of screaming near the culvert where 14-year-old Noah Donohoe's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020.

An inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe heard testimony from a police constable who found finger marks on the walls of a drain tunnel near the boy's body, believed to have been made by Noah himself.

A safety expert told an inquest into Noah Donohoe's death that a Stormont department should have considered all "reasonably practical means" to prevent access to a culvert near where his body was found.

A Belfast Coroner's Court heard evidence from engineering experts suggesting that Noah Donohoe most likely entered a water tunnel through the bars of a culvert entrance.

An expert witness at an inquest has stated that it is probable Noah Donohoe was alive when he entered a storm drain in north Belfast, where his body was later discovered.

It cannot be ruled out that Noah Donohoe may have had drugs in his system at the time of his death, toxicologists have told an inquest.

An inquest was told that police understood the seriousness of the search for Noah Donohoe at an early stage, after the boy's body was found in a north Belfast storm drain in June 2020.

Inquest into 2020 death of boy (14) enters fifth week at Belfast Coroner’s Court

An inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe was told that police heard he had been acting 'strangely' before his disappearance, with some collected footage from 2020 not reviewed until 2022.