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What happened to Noah Donohoe?
The long-awaited inquest into the death of teenager Noah Donohoe in 2020 is set to begin in Belfast – it’s a story that captured the public’s attention and dominated the headlines.
Fourteen year old Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe went missing in June 2020 and six days later his body was found in a storm drain in the north of the city.
His disappearance and death has dominated headlines for the last five and a half years.
Noah’s long awaited inquest is now due to begin. It’s the first time the facts in this case will be laid out, in full and in public.
In this episode lawyer Paul Dougan takes us through what an inquest is, why it’s held and how the system works.
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