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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Inquest opens into mysterious death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe

Noah Donohoe
St Malachy’s college described Noah Donohoe as an industrious pupil who played cello. Photograph: PSNI/PA

Six years after Noah Donohoe’s bike ride across Belfast ended in a tragedy that mystified Northern Ireland, an inquest is seeking answers.

Opening statements at Belfast coroner’s court on Thursday marked the formal start of an attempt to fathom what happened to the 14-year-old schoolboy, who left his home on 21 June 2020 and was found six days later dead in a storm drain.

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