The boy’s body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020 that could ‘could be easily opened’, the inquest heard.

Noah, a pupil of St Malachy’s College, was 14 when his body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020.

The inquest at Belfast coroner’s court into the death of the schoolboy, which is being heard with a jury, is now in its fifth week.

The inquest also heard from one of Noah’s classmates, who said he had had no concerns about the mental health of his school friend in 2020.

Police said the victim attended hospital with serious wounds.