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Sounds,19 Feb 2026,15 mins

SeriesThe Noah Donohoe Inquest

Episode 16. Police statement 'completely wrong'

The State of Us

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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. Two police officers involved in the initial stages of the investigation give evidence. The jury hears what they did and did not do during the vital early hours.

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