Jury begins fifth day of deliberations in Noah Donohoe inquest

The jury at the inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe has started its fifth day of deliberations.

The deliberations resumed on Monday morning after being adjourned at the beginning of July to facilitate summer holiday arrangements.

The inquest has been examining 14-year-old Noah's disappearance and death in north Belfast in June 2020.

The jury is comprised of seven men and two women following a decision to remove a juror which was announced by the coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, with reasons not made public.

The inquest began at the end of January and the jury began considering its verdict when all the evidence was completed at the end of June.

But the process was adjourned when it emerged some jury members were scheduled to go on holiday.

They had been deliberating over three days before the adjournment, without reaching the unanimous verdict required by the court.

Noah had been missing for six days with large scale search operations mounted to find him.

The inquest heard evidence from 76 witnesses and statements from a further 42 people, and involved maps, video footage, photographs, police logs and expert reports.

Jurors have been tasked with agreeing findings on 10 questions, including the date of Noah's death and whether any errors made by police contributed to his death.