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Belfast Teenager ‘Failed by Stormont Department and Police’ – Fiona Donohoe
Jurors also found 13 failings in the police investigation, while the Department for Infrastructure accepted lessons to be learned.
- On Tuesday, a jury at Belfast Coroner's Court found that failings by the Department for Infrastructure possibly contributed to 14-year-old Noah Donohoe's death by drowning in June 2020.
- Jurors concluded the DfI "erred" by failing to identify the culvert as publicly accessible; installing only a debris screen instead of a storm screen allowed Noah to access the underground tunnel.
- Following 32 hours of deliberations, the jury identified 13 failings in the Police Service of Northern Ireland investigation, including poor execution of house-to-house inquiries and failure to secure CCTV footage.
- Fiona Donohoe, Noah's mother, stated she leaves the inquest with "one clear answer: Noah was failed," condemning the "culture of institutional defensiveness" by the DfI and PSNI.
- Stormont Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins unreservedly accepted the findings and vowed to ensure her department learns "lessons to be learned," while PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck pledged to "reflect on any learnings" going forward.
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Ms Donohoe’s solicitor, Niall Murphy, read a statement on her behalf outside Belfast Coroner’s Court.
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