Noah Donohoe inquest expected to return

The long-running Noah Donohoe inquest is expected to return on Monday.

The inquest was adjourned at the start of July due to holiday arrangements of four members of the jury.

It had been examining the circumstances of Noah's death after he disappeared and died in north Belfast in June 2020.

His body was found in an underground water tunnel close to the M2 motorway six days after he went missing.

The discovery was made more than 600 metres downstream from the tunnel system entrance which is located close to where Noah was last seen at Northwood Road.

In July, the coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, described the adjournment situation as "unprecedented".

The eight men and two women on the jury had been deliberating over three days before the adjournment, without reaching the unanimous verdict required by the court.

The inquest began at the end of January and was adjourned after 62 days of evidence across a five-month period.

The jury heard from 76 witnesses who took the stand in court or via video link and a further 42 witness statements were read out in court.