Coroner approves police bid to withhold material from Noah Donohoe inquest

Fourteen-year-old Noah Donohoe was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing. Picture: Family handout/PSNI/PA

A coroner has upheld a police application to withhold sensitive material from an inquest into the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe.

High Court judge Mr Justice Michael Humphreys, who is Northern Ireland’s presiding coroner, said disclosing the information would create a real risk to the public interest.