Woman Told Police ‘Rumour’ Noah Donohoe Was Injected With Heroin, Inquest Hears A woman who told police that Noah Donohoe had been injected with heroin or naloxone prior to his death later said this was a “rumour” and she had no information about how he disappeared, an inquest has heard. The inquest into the death of Noah at Belfast Coroner’s Court, which is being heard with a jury, is in its 12th week. On Wednesday, it heard evidence from a woman who was convicted of handling stolen goods in 2021 after being found to be in possession of his laptop at her accommodation near the Donohoe family home. Noah, a pupil at St Malachy’s College, was 14 when his naked body was found in the storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he left home on his bike to meet two friends in the Cavehill area of the city. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was drowning. The inquest was previously told there was no toxicological evidence he was under the influence of drugs at the time of his death but it could not be stated with absolute certainty. On Wednesday, the jury heard evidence from Maria Nolan about she came into possession of Noah’s laptop, as well as statements she had provided to police in the past. Ms Nolan told the inquest that a man she knew, Daryl Paul, told her that he had a laptop that he could sell at Cash Converters to raise money to buy drugs on June 24 2020. The laptop was Noah’s, and was part of several items that had gone missing – including his backpack and coat. She said she did not realize about Noah or his disappearance at the time and believed the laptop was owned by Mr Paul, whom she accompanied.
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