Overview
- Northwood Road resident Karen Crooks testified she discovered a mountain bike near her car on June 21, 2020, left it propped up, and later contacted police after recognizing it from social media appeals.
- Crooks said she was never warned about hazards at the culvert behind her home and described a debris screen with bars wide enough for her five-year-old to fit through, with no padlock on the hatch.
- PSNI counsel told the court Crooks’s call first directed officers to the Northwood area, which prompted inquiries that captured the final sighting of the 14-year-old.
- The court heard Crooks could not identify a person shown only by feet in CCTV footage from outside her home in the moments before the bike was left.
- Earlier testimony challenged PSNI’s early suggestion of a head injury, with witness Amanda Seenan confirming she saw a fall on North Queen Street but did not report any head trauma, while others described Noah removing his helmet and being without a top in the Northwood area.