United Kingdom NOAH DONOHOE: Missing from Belfast, Ireland - 21 June 2020 - Age 14 *Found Deceased* (1 Viewer)

Police say missing Noah Donohoe (14) may have head injury after abandoning clothing

It's believed missing Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe may have a head injury after falling off his bike and abandoning his clothing, police have said in an urgent appeal.

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Police say missing Noah Donohoe (14) may have head injury after abandoning clothing

It's believed missing Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe may have a head injury after falling off his bike and abandoning his clothing, police have said in an urgent appeal.

The 14-year-old left his home in south Belfast on Sunday at around 5.30pm and there have been increasing concerns for his welfare.

Noah left his home on his black Apollo mountain bike wearing a black skateboarding helmet, khaki green North Face jacket, grey sweat shorts with an emblem on one leg, a tie-die blue hoody, Nike trainers with a bright yellow ‘tick’ and carrying a khaki rucksack.

He was seen on Ormeau Avenue at 5.45pm and on Royal Avenue heading towards York Street a short time after.

Noah was then seen on North Queen Street heading towards the Limestone Road at 5.57pm.

Chief Inspector Gavin Kirkpatrick said: "An eyewitness believes they saw a young male matching Noah’s description fall off his bicycle on Sunday evening, possibly sustaining a head injury, in the vicinity of North Queen Street/York Street, but we do not know the specific time.

“We believe Noah got back on his bicycle, cycling into Northwood Road where he then abandons all his clothing, as he is seen a short time later cycling while naked. We believe Noah then dropped his bicycle and left the area on foot.

“There have been no further confirmed sightings of Noah since 6.08pm on Sunday."


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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Noah Donohoe inquest: 'Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced'

The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.

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Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced, witness tells inquest​

A police officer who searched an underground tunnel for Noah Donohoe became emotional at the inquest on Wednesday when he considered the conditions the schoolboy would have encountered after he disappeared five and a half years ago.


A former PSNI inspector, Philip Menary, was part of a hazardous environment police team involved in the underground search.

Giving evidence at the inquest about the conditions he encountered as he made his way along the tunnel towards a point close to the Seaview football pitch, he said it was "heartbreaking" to consider what Noah experienced.

Menary described the "complete blackness" his team encountered, amid debris including branches and boulders and other obstructions in washing water.

He described how it would be "exhausting" trying to "figure and feel" a way through the tunnel.

He explained how a person could be constantly tripping over debris and obstructions and at times having to go "on all fours" to try to get through the tunnel.

He said it would be "completely disorientating" and someone could stumble and fall with water "continually coming over you".

The former police officer became emotional and paused momentarily at this point as he reflected on "young Noah".

"It's heartbreaking," he said.

He described as "horrendous" the tunnel conditions under the Seaview football pitch, which is downstream from where Noah was seen naked close to the entrance to a storm drain at Linear Park.

Describing the sludge and silt in the tunnel area where Noah's body was eventually found, close to the M2 motorway, he said it "just sucks your feet under" in "absolutely freezing" conditions.

Commenting on a photograph of the tunnel shown to the coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, and the jury, he said it was "completely pitch black".

He said his team experienced "a real sense of sadness" when Noah's body was found because they understood what he had gone through, and they knew "the steps" the schoolboy had taken.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

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Noah Donohoe inquest: Pathologists say schoolboy had ‘no evidence’ of trauma to his brain​

On Wednesday, Dr Marjorie Turner, Dr Nathaniel Cary, and former state pathologist for Northern Ireland, Professor Jack Crane, gave evidence for a second day.

Noah more than likely died within 24 hours of entering the storm drain where he was found dead, expert witnesses told the inquest.

No evidence of 'direct violence' in boy's death - inquest

There was no evidence of "direct violence" from a third party in analysis of Noah Donohoe's body, a group of pathologists have told the inquest into his death.

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Pathologists find no evidence of 'direct violence' in Noah Donohoe's death​

There was no evidence of "direct violence" from a third party in analysis of Noah Donohoe's body, a group of pathologists have told the inquest into his death.

Three experts, including the pathologist who conducted Noah's post-mortem examination, agreed that his cause of death was likely drowning and evidence suggests he was alive when he encountered water in a storm drain.

Jurors at Belfast Coroner's Court were shown a picture of Noah's body that was not presented in court, as the pathologists discussed a "broad area of bruising" across his forehead.

She said prior to the examination she had been briefed on the time he was last seen, knew he had been seen on CCTV falling off his bike, that he had been discovered face down in a culvert that was around a metre wide and would be varyingly full of tidal water and that hand marks were found on the wall of the culvert in that area.

The post-mortem examination noted Noah weighed 54kg, was of slim build and had short, black curly hair and natural teeth with braces.

His body was naked and coated in a brown "mudlike material" that was patchy on his front but more evenly coated across his back.

Dr Turner reported that almost the entirety of his forehead was covered in red, purple bruising, implying "significant blunt impact" and signs of bruising were present in areas across his arms and legs, as well as some abrasions ingrained with dirt.

There were no identified injuries to his back but the mud was "very adhered to skin" and there were no identified injuries to the genital area.

There was a "large body of fresh fluid" in the stomach consistent with him having swallowed a lot of water prior to death.

Dr Turner found "nothing to suggest involvement of another individual", no bleeding on the brain externally or on incision that would imply a serious injury and a drug test was negative.

 

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Noah Donohoe inquest: Pathologists say schoolboy had ‘no evidence’ of trauma to his brain​

On Wednesday, Dr Marjorie Turner, Dr Nathaniel Cary, and former state pathologist for Northern Ireland, Professor Jack Crane, gave evidence for a second day.

Noah more than likely died within 24 hours of entering the storm drain where he was found dead, expert witnesses told the inquest.

No evidence of 'direct violence' in boy's death - inquest

There was no evidence of "direct violence" from a third party in analysis of Noah Donohoe's body, a group of pathologists have told the inquest into his death.

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Pathologists find no evidence of 'direct violence' in Noah Donohoe's death​

There was no evidence of "direct violence" from a third party in analysis of Noah Donohoe's body, a group of pathologists have told the inquest into his death.

Three experts, including the pathologist who conducted Noah's post-mortem examination, agreed that his cause of death was likely drowning and evidence suggests he was alive when he encountered water in a storm drain.

Jurors at Belfast Coroner's Court were shown a picture of Noah's body that was not presented in court, as the pathologists discussed a "broad area of bruising" across his forehead.

She said prior to the examination she had been briefed on the time he was last seen, knew he had been seen on CCTV falling off his bike, that he had been discovered face down in a culvert that was around a metre wide and would be varyingly full of tidal water and that hand marks were found on the wall of the culvert in that area.

The post-mortem examination noted Noah weighed 54kg, was of slim build and had short, black curly hair and natural teeth with braces.

His body was naked and coated in a brown "mudlike material" that was patchy on his front but more evenly coated across his back.

Dr Turner reported that almost the entirety of his forehead was covered in red, purple bruising, implying "significant blunt impact" and signs of bruising were present in areas across his arms and legs, as well as some abrasions ingrained with dirt.

There were no identified injuries to his back but the mud was "very adhered to skin" and there were no identified injuries to the genital area.

There was a "large body of fresh fluid" in the stomach consistent with him having swallowed a lot of water prior to death.

Dr Turner found "nothing to suggest involvement of another individual", no bleeding on the brain externally or on incision that would imply a serious injury and a drug test was negative.

Huh?. I can't see any other reason for his behavior.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Huh?. I can't see any other reason for his behavior.

Not all head injuries / concussions will leave evidence of such. Only if it was bad enough to cause a brain bleed.
It’s very possible (likely imo) that yes, he hit his head and had „brain trauma“, just not visible on autopsy.

 

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Not all head injuries / concussions will leave evidence of such. Only if it was bad enough to cause a brain bleed.
It’s very possible (likely imo) that yes, he hit his head and had „brain trauma“, just not visible on autopsy.

Yeah. I've had stitches and staples many times from sleepwalking. But amazingly I never had a head injury. Not even a concussion. I woke up with buzxing in my ears a couple times.This boy had to have head trauma. I can't believe he didn't show signs of bleeding.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

No traces of drugs found in Noah Donohoe's body

The inquest into the schoolboy's death has been hearing evidence from a forensic scientist and a toxicology consultant.

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No traces of drugs found in Noah Donohoe's body​

Toxicology experts have told an inquest that no traces of drugs were found in samples taken from Noah Donohoe's body.

However, the inquest has also heard that the possibility of drugs having been in the schoolboy's body "cannot be completely excluded".

The hearing was told that any "unstable" drugs in a body can degrade before post-mortem samples are analysed.

The inquest into the schoolboy's death has been hearing evidence from Amy Quinn, a forensic scientist at Forensic Science Northern Ireland, and Dr Simon Elliott who is an England-based toxicology consultant.

The witnesses explained how blood and urine samples were analysed for both drugs and alcohol following the schoolboy's disappearance and death in June 2020.

Both experts agreed that the results of the tests showed that Noah was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of his death.

The tests also recorded that there was no presence of drugs recorded in the samples taken from Noah's body.