In the matter of an inquest into the death of Noah Peter Donohoe - Open Ruling on Public Interest Immunity Application
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Humphreys J |
| Judgment Date | 08 September 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NICoroner 3 |
| Court | Coroners Court (NI) |
| Date | 08 September 2022 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2022] NICoroner 3
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: HUM11915
Delivered: 08/09/22
IN THE CORONER’S COURT IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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IN THE MATTER OF AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF
NOAH PETER DONOHOE
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OPEN RULING ON PUBLIC INTEREST IMMUNITY APPLICATION
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Donal Lunny QC and Laura Curran (instructed by the Crown Solicitor’s Office)
for the PSNI
Sean Doran QC and Declan Quinn (instructed by the Coroner’s Service)
for the Coroner
Brenda Campbell QC and Malachy McGowan (instructed by KRW Law)
for the Next of Kin
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HUMPHREYS J
Introduction
[1] In June 2020 Noah Donohoe, a 14 year old boy, tragically lost his life. He was
the much-loved only child of Fiona Donohoe and, by all accounts, a talented,
intelligent and popular young man. Any parent beset by such a tragedy is entitled
to the fullest investigation to discover how and why their child died.
[2] The inquest which is scheduled to commence in November 2022 will consider
the four statutory questions, namely:
(i) The identity of the deceased;
(ii) The place of death;
(iii) The time of death; and
(iv) How the deceased came by his death.
[3] Within question (iv) there are many issues including Noah’s movements, his
behaviour, any interaction with other persons and how he came to enter the storm
drain system where his body was eventually found. Furthermore, the inquest will
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