Noah Donohoe's friends did 'not believe he was subjected to racism'

Friends of Noah Donohoe did not believe he was ever subjected to racism, an inquest has heard. The 14-year-old mixed race schoolboy disappeared and died in north Belfast almost six years ago. The cause of his disappearance in June 2020 remains a mystery. Karen Curran, a former detective constable in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), appeared as a witness at the inquest on Wednesday. Curran helped to conduct police interviews with some of Noah's school friends, and she recorded that his friends were not aware of Noah being subjected to any racism. According to her notes, one friend explained that Belfast was considered "more orange/green than black/white". The inquest heard that Noah never spoke about experiencing racism if the topic was being discussed during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign. The police notes from wide-ranging interviews with some of his friends also recorded how Noah was held in high regard at his school, St Malachy's College. Friends regarded Noah as an "articulate, intelligent" schoolboy whose hobbies included philosophy, playing the cello, rugby, basketball, and Irish traditional music. The police notes from Curran also recounted how friends s