Overview
- Two nearby residents said they heard what sounded like human screams around midnight, and one reported a 'white flash' at his kitchen window at about 3am on the night Noah disappeared.
- The first attending constable maintained he was satisfied with his six-line pocket‑notebook entry, asserting key details were captured in the occurrence enquiry log.
- Counsel questioned that officer over a January 2021 statement that described Noah as 'very weepy' and referenced his interest in 12 Rules for Life, pointing to differences from earlier notes and logs.
- A detective constable testified she texted Noah’s phone to reassure him the day after he went missing, then answered a call from his mother when the recovered handset rang, and she resumed evidence Thursday saying she was determined to keep searching.
- The jury inquest continues in Belfast with the cause of death already established as drowning after Noah was found in a storm drain six days after he vanished in June 2020.