TW. Noah. The PSNI and their failure to investigate his death?

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belfastmedia.com/what-are-the-police-hiding-in-the-noah-case
by Elly Omondi Odhiambo

Noah Donohoe was found lifeless in a storm drain on June 27, 2020. A post-mortem report declared that he died as a result of drowning. Well, because the job of the police is to look at every possible and impossible, there has been a growing number of Belfast residents wanting to know if there was a racial motivation in the death of Noah Donohoe. People want to know the truth. The more the family of Noah and public are cautioned against making so-called unsubstantiated statements, the more they hunger for the truth.The PSNI is bungling this sad case

This 14 year old set off on his bike one Sunday, two years ago now, to meet a friend. They were working on a Duke of Edinburgh award.

Six days later, his naked body was found a kilometre inside an unlocked storm drain, in a part of Belfast he did not frequent.

Apparently, the police announced that there was no foul play involved, on the very day that his body was found. Even before an autopsy took place. There still has been no Inquest.

The police version of events is that: Noah fell from his bike, sustained a head injury, removed his clothes in confusion, ditched his bike, wandered off naked into a part of the city he would not usually go into, and somehow ended up drowned a kilometre inside an ( unusually) unlocked storm drain.

I understand that Noah was of African/Irish heritage. Police have never considered a racial element in his death and disappearance. Another schoolboy a fortnight earlier, had been attacked and chased by a group of youths whilst cycling. He escaped from them only after running three miles to safety. Police did not investigate any links between the incidents.

His mother's demand for answers from the Police Service Northern Ireland appears to have been blocked by them. There is a petition requesting the release of these files.

See also
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/noah-donohoe-senior-psni-officer-23277631

Please, if you are able, can you support his mum Fiona, and sign the petition on MN?

This has been referred to as "the PSNI's Stephen Lawrence scandal". Let us pray and hope that it is not.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/human_rights/4512617--JusticeForNoahDonohoe-BrandonLewisReleaseTheFiles

Find the petition on above linked thread.

I signed this petition. I hope Noah's family get the answers they so desperately need. It must be awful not knowing what happened to her poor child.

Thanks so much emuloc

www.change.org/p/brandonlewis-release-the-noah-donohoe-files-justicefornoah

Posting as an ally to say thank you very much for starting this thread and spreading the word via Black Mumsnetters @blackandgreen

The petition currently has 303,391 signatures and the target is 500k. Any help with a signature, or signing and sharing, gratefully received. Don't forget to confirm your signature so that it counts, as a lot of signatures are unintentionally lost this way. Thank you everyone.

Noah.

We need those 500k so badly.
Please sign and share everyone

Just to add, in case anyone is interested, here are links to threads elsewhere on Mumsnet about Noah. Unfortunately there have been attempts to have the thread in AIBU deleted and to derail it by a vocal minority - but BMNs will know all about those kind of posters, I'm sure - but it rumbles on, trying to help get justice for Noah and the truth for Fiona.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4514507-Aibu-to-think-if-the-worst-happened-and-your-child-died-in-mysterious-circumstances-you-should-have-a-right-to-know-what-happened

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/craicnet/3951182-Noah-Donohoe

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/petitions_noticeboard/4507415--As-its-St-Patricks-Day-today-can-I-ask-you-to-spare-5-minutes-for-Noah-Donahoe-and-his-mummy-TW

Thank you.

What a beautiful child.
This is heartbreaking to read.

Could those of you with children at school share on the class whatsapp pages? That would be a 30 reach in every share. I have just done it for my two and asked parents to share in sibling groups too. @TheRealMrsMac what else can we do to help on the ground? Posters?

Could those of you with children at school share on the class whatsapp pages? That would be a 30 reach in every share. I have just done it for my two and asked parents to share in sibling groups too. @TheRealMrsMac what else can we do to help on the ground? Posters?

@TheRealMrsMac I hope you dont mind me posting the link here as well.

Its painful to watch, but please do. We need to help Fiona get justice for little Noah.

Thank you @Lndnmummy

For those on Twitter:
Noah's mummy, Fiona Donohoe @FIONADONOHOE2
Noah's auntie, Fiona's sister Niamh Donohoe @NiamhDonohoe78

For those on Facebook, there is MyNoah Donohoe.

I was reading some more on Noah to see if there was cross party support in NI for the campaign.
I see that Jim Shannon from the DUP also raised the matter in February. Its behind a paywall so I can't post the link. It was good to see him doing this.
There's not many BMN, I think, who live or work over the water. Sad that I'm looking at places I loved back in the day, in this way.

Apologies for the unexpected deletion everyone. I will re-post, but without the link to Noah's Foundation, because I think that is what must have led to the deletion.

The Noah Donohoe Foundation was set up in his memory last year by his mummy, to support children and young people from all communities across NI in as many diverse ways as possible.

Noah wanted to be a doctor.

The petition linked to by the OP has 303,542 signatures so far, with a target of 500k.

Thank you.

Bumping hopefully !

This is such a frightening story. I have signed and shared.

I hope that I am the only person unable to confirm my signature using the email link.

It happened to me too I'm on gmail

I used my second email then, not gmail and it went through. I thought it was a glitch my end.

@TheRealMrsMac any reports of problems signing this petition or is it just our fat fingers here?

Sorry to hear that, @kinshasa and @TimeAfterTime1

Signatures are still coming through, I'm glad to say. There has been the odd time gap. Whether that was because of a lull or a glitch, I'm not sure but I will look into it further.

Thank you for persevering and using another email address kinshasa. Did you manage to sign in the end, TimeAfterTime1? If not, could you try another email address? Sorry, I know you shouldn't have to faff about!

Ohhh yes @TheRealMrsMac, my determination kicked in 💪🏿. A message came up about needing permission to look at the unlocked site and something about 18+. I logged on via my phone to yahoo and used the link. I sign petitions from time to time and cannot remember an access issue like that.
I'm a long-term lurker and have a different username/account. Just want to say Thank You for what you're all doing here. This is so important! The Daily Mail were great regarding Stephen Lawrence, I hope that they can bring this petition and case to public prominence and questions are answered correctly.

Just to add - if anyone experiences the same issue with confirming a signature, click on 'Help' at the bottom of the petition page, then click on 'Contact Support' at the top of the next page to report to Change and ensure your signature counts. Fingers crossed it's all ok now though. Thanks again.

RIP Noah

As a mum of three boys my heart breaks to read about what has happened in the so called "investigation" of Noah's death, or lack of investigation. Sending strength to his mum and family and friends. We are struggling to sign the petition and wondered if anyone else is struggling to access it at the moment? Hopefully it's just a tech glitch and will be sorted quickly.