The State of Us

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the jurors heard from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike as he cycled through north Belfast on the day he disappeared. Questions were also raised about the police appeal that suggested Noah had suffered a head injury when he fell.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today, the jury saw CCTV footage of Noah falling off his bike on the day he disappeared. And the court heard how Noah was preoccupied with psychologist Jordan Peterson’s book ’12 Rules for Life’.
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In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today, the inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney.
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The desperate 999 call made by Noah Donohoe’s mother Fiona on the day he disappeared in June 2020 is played to the court during day 4 of the inquest examining his death.
She said she had been ‘concerned for his safety’ and her instinct was telling her it wasn’t right.
Later the inquest heard a pre-recorded statement in which Noah’s mother expressed concerns about the police investigation. The body of the 14 year old schoolboy was found in a storm drain in north Belfast six days after he was last seen alive.
This programme has been edited for accuracy.

The desperate 999 call made by Noah Donohoe’s mother Fiona on the day he disappeared in June 2020 is played to the court during day 4 of the inquest examining his death.
She said she had been ‘concerned for his safety’ and her instinct was telling her it wasn’t right.
Later the inquest heard a pre-recorded statement in which Noah’s mother expressed concerns about the police investigation. The body of the 14 year old schoolboy was found in a storm drain in north Belfast six days after he was last seen alive.