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Fiona Donohoe says PSNI and DfI "sought to blame Noah", as jury finds police didn’t contribute to teen’s death

Sep 16, 2026 · 26m

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The jury in the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe has found that the teenager died on the night of his disappearance, meaning that the PSNI’s response to his disappearance did not contribute to his death. However, the jury did find that police failings impacted on their ability to come to a conclusion in the inquest and found that the Department of Infrastructure “erred” in its management of the culvert in which the teenager died. But it also found that it was not probable that the Department’s management of the culvert more than minimally contributed to Noah’s death. They were unable to explain Noah’s behaviour on the day he went missing because the evidence was insufficient to enable…