Completion of Evidence in Noah Donohoe Inquest
The jury in the inquest concerning the death of Noah Donohoe has now heard all the evidence related to the case.
Noah, a schoolboy, disappeared and died in north Belfast six years ago. The inquest into his death began nearly five months ago.
Noah's body was discovered in an underground water tunnel six days after he went missing while naked on 21 June 2020.
Currently, some unspecified legal matters are under consideration at the inquest. These issues must be resolved before the hearing can proceed towards a conclusion.
The coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, stated on Monday:
"We literally are in the final stages".
The final evidence was submitted to the jury through written statements during a brief session of the inquest on Monday morning.
Memorialisation of Noah's Instagram Account
New evidence was introduced from three members of a family who had previously informed the inquest that they were not responsible for memorialising Noah Donohoe's Instagram account the day after his body was found in June 2020.
This situation prevented Noah's mother, Fiona, from accessing her son's Instagram account following his death.
The Instagram account included an incorrect contact number and ended with '.con' instead of '.com'.
During Monday's hearing, it was revealed that the same family's email account was also used around the same time to memorialise the Instagram account of another individual who had died several months before Noah.
In new written statements submitted to the inquest, a mother, son, and daughter all stated they were unaware that their family email account had been used to memorialise a second person's Instagram account.
The family members told the inquest they did not know the other individual, whose Instagram account was closed using their family email.
They also confirmed that they did not make any such request to Meta.
The mother expressed her confusion, stating:
"I am baffled by this".
The jury remains on standby to resume the hearing on Tuesday, pending the resolution of the ongoing legal discussions.
