💙 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? 💙

[TheRealMrsMac]

My son, Noah Donohoe was an intelligent smart gentle boy. He was 14 years old and he was my only child and my everything.

On 21st June 2020, a bright sunny day, Noah set off on his bike to meet up with his 2 friends but never reached his destination. Instead, Noah was found 6 days later in a storm-drain, naked, in a part of Belfast he did not know.

On the day Noah was found, before Noah was formally identified, the Police did a media release stating that there was ‘No Foul Play’ involved. I ask, if the police are so sure that ‘No Foul Play’ was involved, why are the police now trying to stop me, as Noah’s mummy, getting four files of information on Noah’s investigation?

The Police have applied for a ‘Public Interest Immunity’ certificate, which, if granted, means they can hide four key files in the investigation. Such a certificate is only used in exceptional circumstances and rarely used in the case of a missing child. This certificate has been brought into play in cases where Police intelligence, informers or paramilitaries are involved.

I as Noah’s mummy have, from the very start of Noah being missing, believed that the police did not use all their resources in finding Noah. This was confirmed when it emerged they had not paid anyone overtime while investigating his death. They did little, if any, forensics and any suspects that were brought to their attention were dismissed as not relevant.

I believe that someone harmed my Noah and that there have been serious and repeated failings in the Police investigation of his death. I will never get Justice for Noah if I do not get all the information. These four files are vital for us to get the truth we desperately need, to find out what really happened to my precious son.

I am asking you as the public, some of you as parents, to sign this petition so that Noah gets the justice he truly deserves and to place transparency and accountability where it should rightly be.

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe

#OurChildrensVoicesMatter

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

• Fiona Donohoe.

If you have not watched it, here is Noah's mummy Fiona's podcast. It is, of course, a tough watch - TW - but gives the best understanding of the situation. The interview begins at about 3:21. If you can, please give it the time it deserves and watch until the end.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWsr3giWH8

The petition has nearly 304,000 signatures so far. That's 303,971 people who care, joining together, to put their arms around Noah and Fiona. Will you join us by signing, or signing and sharing as far and wide as you can? Don't forget to confirm your signature so that it counts.

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

Thank you 💙

Here is a link to the first thread. There is some information on it, in between the 5 bump posts that have unfortunately usually been necessary to get it into Active so that people can actually get to see it.

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?

Thanks for helping to keep this in the public eye.

What has happened is both bewildering and infuriating, to put it very mildly.

For Noah and Fiona 💙

Signed 💙💙💙💙

Signed and shared, how is Fiona doing? Any news from the police on those files that might give her more information on poor Noah?

Just placemaking so it's in my active.

Bumping

Only 14 more signatures for the petition to reach 304,000.
Thank you to every Mumsnetter who has taken the time to read about Noah, to sign and to share . 💙

Thanks everyone. 💙

Just to say, it looks like we won't have to post/bump five times to get into Active with this new thread, at least for the moment! So please check after posting once, and if in Active, there's no need to bump it again. It will be so good not to have to fill the thread with bumps, at least for a while!

I'll link to the other Mumsnet threads about Noah:

In AIBU:
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

Please note this is primarily for Irish Mumsnetters. Other Mumsnetters are welcome to read and can post but please be respectful: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/craicnet/3951182-Noah-Donohoe

Please note this is primarily for Black Mumsnetters. Other Mumsnetters are welcome to read and can post but please be respectful: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/black_mumsnetters/4519930-TW-Noah-The-PSNI-and-their-failure-to-investigate-his-death

In Human Rights:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/human_rights/4512617--JusticeForNoahDonohoe-BrandonLewisReleaseTheFiles

Finally, thread one of this thread again: 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

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Bump

#JusticeForNoahDonohoe

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Fiona Donohoe 😢 making appeals that the PSNI failed to 😢💙🙏🏻

Thank you for the work you are all doing. I would not have known about this dreadful injustice without Mumsnetters highlighting it.

I feel sick that Fiona has had to appeal through social media to get answers. This should never happen.

When a loved, happy, healthy boy with the world at his feet disappears on a summer afternoon and is found naked and lifeless in a storm drain six days later, then a lot of questions should be asked

In a civilised society the police would leave no stone unturned to answer those questions, not seek to conceal information about the investigation.

If the PSNI has nothing to hide then why and what is it hiding?

Please spare a moment to sign the petition. Fiona needs to know the truth about what happened to her lovely Noah. And Noah deserves justice.

I'm pleased to say that Fiona's petition now has over 304k signatures. Tonight, 304,007 people are standing up for Noah and Fiona. Will you join us, as we aim to reach 500k signatures, and let Fiona know that we are all standing with her?

Please sign or sign and share as far and wide as you can. Don't forget to confirm your signature so that it counts.

www.change.org/p/brandonlewis-release-the-noah-donohoe-files-justicefornoah
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I've seen everything from MNHQ now. Hiding a post on a petition thread because it contains a link to a...err...petition.

They've unhidden it. I might forgive them if they behave from now on.

Thank you for keeping this post active.

So much about Noahs disappearance and the following (lack of) investigation is just so hard to understand and sickens me to think on it.

Heart breaking. Justice for Noah 💙

@Turningpurple

I feel sick that Fiona has had to appeal through social media to get answers. This should never happen.

I agree. Has nothing changed in all the years since Doreen Lawrence had to do a lot of the footwork for justice for her beloved son Stephen?!

@blackandgreen

Thank you for the work you are all doing. I would not have known about this dreadful injustice without Mumsnetters highlighting it.

The mainstream media have made a very poor show of covering Noah's story. If they pulled their socks up, perhaps more people would know that Fiona is having to fight for justice for Noah nearly 2 years after he died. Perhaps the PSNI and those with information about what truthfully happened to Noah would also be less able to hide behind smokescreens.

Noah’s disappearance and tragic death has never received the publicity it deserves.
And yet similar cases regularly make headlines for years afterwards.
Sad.
And shameful.

And sadly, many never see the light of day.

Please god, Noah will be the change 🙏🏻💙