A hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice was told there were “significant concerns” that the current start date in November would mean the evidence would not finish by Christmas.

Noah, 14, was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing as he cycled to meet friends.

Coroner Mr Justice Rooney is presiding over the inquest for the St Malachy’s College pupil.

The inquest before a jury, which has been delayed several times previously, had been scheduled to begin on November 3.

Noah’s mother, Fiona Donohoe, who attended the hearing, is hoping to get answers to some of her questions surrounding the death of her son through the inquest process.

Counsel for the coroner Peter Coll KC, updated the court on preparations for the inquest.

He said: “It

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