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The inquest into the death of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe is continuing. On Monday one witness testified she heard a “high-pitched scream” near to where Noah’s remains were found - on the night he went missing. Another said she was awoken by a noise at her back door of the handle being tried in the early hours of the morning. On Tuesday, the jury heard Noah’s mother Fiona Donohoe had bought Noah a book by Jordan Peterson and that he had not put it down all week. A police witness reported she was worried it might have affected her son.
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.
Key updates:
First police witness to give evidence spoke of night he attended Fiona Donohoe's house when Noah reported missing
Inquest heard from witness who found Noah's phone
Witness described hearing 'high-pitched scream' on night Noah disappeared
Witness heard someone trying to access her home via back door in early hours of morning

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A County Down man’s holiday in Greece has ended in a conviction for fatal bodily harm. Trinity law graduate Joseph Patrick Connolly has been found guilty of killing a university of Limerick student after a confrontation on the island of Ios in the early hours of August 30th, 2021. 21-year-old Niall O’Brien died after being punched twice in the head.

Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Mark Tighe, senior news journalist with the Sunday Independent, who attended court in Greece.

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The Noah Donohoe inquest has been hearing from witnesses in the street near to where the 14-year-olds remains were found.
His body was discovered in north Belfast on June 27, 2020, six days after the St Malachy’s College student went missing as he cycled to meet friends.
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.
Among the evidence heard on Thursday.
Witness saw figure 'totally naked' and 'sitting down cycling'
One person said that she thought at the time that that person she saw was “maybe drunk”
Inquest hears storm drain area could only be accessed through locked gate or through nearby homes

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An Eyewitness saw Noah Donohoe fall over handlebars of his bike the day he went missing – the inquest in his death has heard. Another witness recalled seeing Noah “with no top on”.
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph, among the headlines from Thursday’s evidence:
New inquest witness said he believed Noah had no top on when he saw him
Witness says she 'didn't see' Noah suffer head injury
'It wasn't horrifically bad but he did go forward': Inquest hears Noah fell over bicycle handlebars

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Six months into his career as a politician, Jon Burrows has become the leader of the UUP unopposed. It’s understood the former PSNI officer had overwhelming support from the party’s rank and file membership nut he remains a relative unknown to the media and to the wider public. Jon Burrows joined Ciarán Dunbar in the BelTel studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.