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Claudia Savage

Police ‘pursued the child, not the evidence’ in Noah Donohoe case, inquest hears

Police ‘pursued the child and not the evidence’ in their investigation into the death and disappearance of Noah Donohoe, an inquest has heard (Family Handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Police “pursued the child and not the evidence” in their investigation into the death and disappearance of Noah Donohoe, an inquest has heard.

The lead detective in the case admitted to committing “an investigative failure” and apologised to the 14-year-old’s mother agreeing that he had “failed to find” answers about what happened to Noah.

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