The State of UsThe Noah Donohoe InquestEpisodes Episode guide
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What happened to Noah Donohoe?
The inquest into the death of teenager Noah Donohoe is due to begin next week
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Introduction to the Noah Donohoe Inquest
A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
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Day 27. Were drugs involved ?
Pathologists are asked if drugs could have been involved in Noah’s death.
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9. A scream in the night
A high-pitched scream was heard at 3am on the night Noah went missing
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8. Noah cycling naked
A key witness tells the inquest how she saw Noah cycling naked on the day he disappeared
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7. Noah falls off his bike
The jury hears from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike in north Belfast
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6. Jordan Peterson's influence on Noah
The jury hears Noah was drawn to the psychologist, who is often described as conservative
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5. The unread final message
The inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney
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4. Mother's 999 call
The desperate 999 call Fiona Donohoe made when her son went missing is played in court
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34. Coroner's warning to police witness
The Coroner warns a police witness about the potential of incriminating himself
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33. Failure of basic policing
The police officer who missed CCTV footage of part of Noah’s journey gave evidence.
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32. Classified Information
The jury hears how classified maps were dealt with by police.
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31. Twist in 'missed' CCTV story
The camera pointing towards the storm drain was spotted by police.
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30. The mystery of Noah's Instagram
Three members of a family deny trying to freeze Noah’s Instagram account.
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3. Court evacuated
An emergency evacuation of Laganside courthouse interrupts jury selection
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29. Drug testing dead bodies
Two scientists gave evidence about the issue of the toxicology reports.
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28. What we can’t tell you
Legal arguments dominated the day in court.
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26. Post-mortem results
The jury hears that Noah drowned.
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25. 80 missing children a week
The jury hears how many children were reported missing the week Noah vanished.
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24. 'Ten police failings'
A barrister for the family claims the police coordinator was responsible for 10 failings
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23. Sex offenders investigated
The jury hears a number of local sex offenders were checked after Noah disappeared
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22. The unlocked hatch
The jury hears how police discovered that the hatch to the storm drain was unlocked.
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21. Jury taken to scene
The jury left court today to follow Noah’s final journey in person.
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20. 590m into the drain
The jury hears about a delay in passing information on Noah’s last known location
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2. Who speaks for Noah?
Meet Northern Ireland’s most senior coroner as he whittles down the jury pool
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19. Juror in tears
The jury is played part of a tv documentary which focused on the search for Noah
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18. Reporting ban lifted
The jury learns about the man who found Noah’s bag and tried to sell his laptop
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17. Three police theories
The jury hears PSNI theories as to why Noah disappeared
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16. Police statement 'completely wrong'
Two police officers involved in the early stages of the investigation give evidence
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15. Horrific conditions
A witness who searched the storm drain speaks of the horrific conditions inside


