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

[blackandgreen]

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.

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe
#NoPII

It wasn't Jamboree who made a reference to your user name Ronald MacDonald which seemed unfortunately linked to an Irish children's charity. Is there not one at the Musgrave Hospital? It's been a while since I was last over in NI.

You did post in the early hours, with rather an edited version of Noah's disappearance. No mention of him being found a kilometre down a storm train, drowned, which must have been unlocked and locked again. Nor the fact that no one seemed to intervene at seeing a dark skinned child wandering naked in an area he did not know.

If you think the police did all they could, then that's your view. I disagree, along with over 300,000 people who have signed the petition to release the files.

Perhaps we can move on to supporting this child's family in calling for the PSNI files to be made available? If the PSNI have done all they can as openly and transparently as possible, then everyone will be able to move forward finally.

*drain, not train, apols for the typo

💙

#NoPII

Words from Noah’s aunt, Niamh Donohoe.

‘Demand justice for our beautiful Noah.’

#NoPII

Signed. Heartbreaking

Are you named Blackandgreen to remind us of the old RUC uniforms? It’s shocking that you are on this board with a name like that

Huh? No. This is a board for black mumsnetters. Let me help you here.

My name is a reverse of Green and Black. Which is a well known chocolate brand. Like the colour of dark skin.
Most mumsnetters would probably recognise that for what it is. It is that simple. I've had the user name for a while. Before this petition and Noah's death was brought to the attention of this board.

Hope that clears that one up for you. Stop with the abuse now please.

You are not going to derail the thread with wild accusations about black mumsnetters impersonating RUC officers.

(For the benefit of the tape)

💙💐

@WhiteJellycat

Signed. Heartbreaking

Thanks so much WhiteJellycat

I'm delighted to report that, as Easter Monday draws to a close, 305,000 people are standing alongside Noah and Fiona, demanding truth and justice. Will you join us?

Please sign the petition or sign and share if you can, and don't forget to confirm your signature for it to count.

The link to the petition can be found in the OP on this thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/petitions_noticeboard/4525759--THREAD-2-Will-you-spare-five-minutes-to-help-the-lovely-Noah-Donohoe-get-the-justice-he-deserves-and-to-support-his-mummy-Fiona-in-getting-the-truth-about-what-happened-to-her-beloved-son

Thank you 💙

Fiona Donohoe, Noah's incredible mummy, fighting for her son. 💙

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe
#NoPII

Noah.

I watched Noah’s mums interview/podcast with James English a couple of days ago and have thought about it a lot since then. Her love for Noah is beautiful and her ability to keep pushing for justice with everything she had gone through is just incredible.

I would urge anyone that hasn’t watched the interview to do so, the amount of things wrong in this case are astounding. As a mum, watching Noah’s mum, I could only try to put myself in her situation. Her lovely son is gone and no the police are not helping her find out what happened. In fact there seems to be people actively preventing her from finding out the truth.

I have signed and shared the petition, I am telling everyone I know to do the same and to watch the interview. I have shared information on twitter. It’s not much but it’s a small thing I can do. If everyone keeps awareness of this case up, hopefully Noah’s mum will get justice for her lovely boy.

Noah 💙

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe

Niamh @ NiamhDonohoe78 on Twitter:
Remembering Stephen Lawrence today and all his family @ sal2nd. This family fought hard and weren't afraid to speak out against injustice. Their courage brought forward the truth for their beloved Stephen. Love triumphs over Evil💙✊🙏⚡

💙✊🏾🙏🏾 RIP ND AND SL

Following on from a phone call received by Noah's auntie Niamh, threatening her and Noah's mother Fiona, Noah's face has now been cut out of some of the placards his mother and auntie have displayed on lamp posts. We can make an educated guess about what sort of person or people would do that and why, can't we?

Images are how the placards should look and after they were damaged.

And most likely no CCTV ‘available’… again

The grove is notorious. Many sectarian attacks carried out on children playing GAA in the weeks and days just prior to Noah’s disappearance. This below profile is still allowed on Twitter despite being heavily reported and despite some of the vile comments it has made on Fiona’s tweets and those who are supporting her

Well done Q radio. One of the few who have consistently given Noah a voice for 96 weeks

heart breaking. 💔