The first police officer to visit Noah Donohoe’s house following his disappearance in 2020 has said he is “content” with the notes he took during his initial meeting with the schoolboy’s mother. The officer faced questioning at an inquest into why he had made only six lines of notes in his pocket notebook about the meeting with Fiona Donohoe, hours after Noah had gone missing. Fiona Donohoe, the mother of Noah Donohoe, outside Belfast Coroner’s Court (Liam McBurney/PA)The first police witness gave evidence to Belfast Coroner’s Court on Tuesday. The officer, who was a constable at the time, said he was made aware of a missing person investigation on the evening of June 21 2020. It said the room was “extremely tidy” and there was “nothing to suggest” the missing person did not intend to come home.

Source: Irish Examiner February 03, 2026 21:35 UTC