Noah Donohoe inquest: Witness is 'sick of being harassed'

A witness has told the Noah Donohoe inquest that he is sick of being harassed at the inquest. Connor McConnell was reacting to questioning about previous information he provided to the inquest into the death of the 14-year-old, whose body was found in an underground water tunnel six days after he disappeared in north Belfast. During his first appearance in February, McConnell told the inquest that he was at his mother's house at Northwood Road in June 2020 when he observed the schoolboy cycling naked along the street on the day of his disappearance. McConnell also said he contacted the police that night after seeing a Facebook post from a "colleague" with a photograph of Noah. However, it was explained to the witness in February that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) had not published details about Noah's disappearance until the early hours of the following morning. The witness was then asked to write down the name of the "colleague" on note paper and hand it to the coroner. McConnell's appearance on Wednesday followed further inquiries into the matter by the coroner's office. The inquest was told that the person whose name was provided by McConnell made a statement to