62. Tunnel ‘not seriously dangerous’
5/28/202612 min
A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. An expert employed by the Department for Infrastructure tells the inquest he wouldn’t go as far as saying the tunnel where Noah died was ‘seriously dangerous’.
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First 90 secondsDeclan Harvey· Host0:00
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Declan Harvey· Host0:46
[bright music] Was the dark, cold, and tidal tunnel a seriously dangerous place for a naked and vulnerable 14-year-old to be?
Tara Mills· Host0:58
The answer is no, and that's according to an expert employed by the Department for Infrastructure. He said he wouldn't go as far as to say the tunnel was seriously dangerous.
Declan Harvey· Host1:07
The coroner wanted to know more. I was listening in court. This is a special series of The State of Us podcast.
Tara Mills· Host1:12
Welcome to the Noah Donohoe inquest. [tense music] Hello, Declan Harvey.
Declan Harvey· Host1:21
Uh, hello, Tara Mills. Um, I must admit, there has, uh, been so much said about the culvert and the grill. I wasn't sure what else, uh, could be revealed