Updated / Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026
11:51
Dyane Connor
The jury at the inquest into the death of Belfast school boy Noah Donohoe is deliberating for a fifth day.
Nine months after the inquest began, the jurors must unanimously agree on the circumstances of the 14-year-old’s death in June 2020.
The teenager was found in a storm drain tunnel after being missing for six days.
A post-mortem examination concluded that the cause of Noah’s death was drowning.
The jury began its deliberations in June but in an unprecedented move the inquest was adjourned until yesterday to accommodate holiday plans by the jury.
Proceedings began yesterday with a juror being discharged by the coroner leaving seven men and two women to continue deliberations.
Jurors have been tasked with agreeing findings on ten questions, including the date of Noah’s death and whether any errors made by police contributed to his death.