The State of Us

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Two police officers involved in the initial stages of the investigation give evidence. The jury hears what they did and did not do during the vital early hours.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The jury hears from a former PSNI inspector who speaks of the horrific conditions inside the storm drain where the 14 year old was found

A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Footage from inside the storm drain where Noah’s body was found is shown for the first time to the jury.

A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The jury hears how Noah’s shorts and boxers were seen on a street near the storm drain where his body was found. But they were never found by police.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the court heard a key CCTV camera at a house was missed by police in their search for the 14 year old

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today, on day eleven of the inquest, there’s more evidence from witnesses who say they heard screaming on the night the schoolboy went missing

A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The first police officers to begin the search for Noah were questioned in court today. At first, his disappearance was categorised as ‘medium risk’ but was upgraded to ‘high risk’ the same day.

A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The jury learned about a high-pitched scream at 3am in the area near the storm drain on the night Noah vanished.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. On day eight of the inquest a key witness told the jury how she and her son had seen Noah cycling naked past their window on the day he disappeared. Another witness from the same street described finding Noah’s bike outside her home. The jury heard she had been the first person to call police into the area where Noah was found.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today the jurors heard from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike as he cycled through north Belfast on the day he disappeared. Questions were also raised about the police appeal that suggested Noah had suffered a head injury when he fell.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today, the jury saw CCTV footage of Noah falling off his bike on the day he disappeared. And the court heard how Noah was preoccupied with psychologist Jordan Peterson’s book ’12 Rules for Life’.Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Today, the inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney.Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

The desperate 999 call made by Noah Donohoe’s mother Fiona on the day he disappeared in June 2020 is played to the court during day 4 of the inquest examining his death. She said she had been ‘concerned for his safety’ and her instinct was telling her it wasn’t right. Later the inquest heard a pre-recorded statement in which Noah’s mother expressed concerns about the police investigation. The body of the 14 year old schoolboy was found in a storm drain in north Belfast six days after he was last seen alive. This programme has been edited for accuracy.

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. An emergency evacuation of Laganside courthouse interrupted jury selection. Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Meet Northern Ireland’s most senior coroner as he whittles down the jury pool for a second day. Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. Jury selection begins.Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day.Contact: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk

Fourteen year old Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe went missing in June 2020 and six days later his body was found in a storm drain in the north of the city. His disappearance and death has dominated headlines for the last five and a half years.Noah’s long awaited inquest is now due to begin. It’s the first time the facts in this case will be laid out, in full and in public. In this episode lawyer Paul Dougan takes us through what an inquest is, why it’s held and how the system works.

For nearly forty years John Linehan has played the Queen of the one liners May McFettridge. It’s a role he assumed almost by accident after a chance invitation on to a radio phone-in show from presenter at the time, Eamonn Holmes. In this Christmas edition of The State of Us, John takes time out from the annual pantomime at the Grand Opera House in Belfast and joins Tara and Declan to reflect on his long and successful career. John describes how one woman told him he had saved her life and what that meant to him; surviving a bomb attack in a Belfast pub in the early seventies; doing a gig at a funeral and how he sees modern day drag queens. (Content warning : mention of suicide. If you have been affected by any of these issues, there is support and information available at the BBC Action Line: https://bbc.in/4rB5Zw6 )

Exposure to sectarian and political violence in childhood is a defining feature in the lives of homeless people in Northern Ireland. That’s according to research into how people living in hostels here have grown up.The study found they are three times more likely to have experienced Troubles-related violence than the rest of society.The Childhood Adversity and Homelessness in Northern Ireland was carried out in partnership with the Simon Community. The charity’s Director of Homelessness Services Kirsten Hewitt and Head of Research Karen McAllister join Declan to unpick their findings while Donna, who was homeless at 18, tells us how growing up in west Belfast during the 1980s impacted her mental health.Get in touch: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk