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The long-running Noah Donohoe inquest has been adjourned until later this year.<\/b><\/p>\n
The decision was taken by the coroner just before 01:00 BST on Friday because of impending holiday arrangements by four members of the jury.<\/p>\n
Mr Justice Rooney described the situation as “unprecedented”.<\/p>\n
The inquest has been examining the circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death in north Belfast in June 2020.<\/p>\n
The eight men and two women on the jury had been deliberating over three days since Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
They remained in session on the third day until shortly before 23:30 on Thursday, without reaching the unanimous verdict required by the court.<\/p>\n
The late-night sitting took place in the Royal Courts of Justice after the hearing was moved from the adjacent Laganside Court at around 18:00.<\/p>\n
During an update before 23:30 it emerged that two of the jurors would be unavailable for service on Friday because they are departing on planned holidays.<\/p>\n
It was also revealed that two other jury members would be unavailable from Saturday due to their planned holidays.<\/p>\n
The number of jurors at the inquest can drop to a minimum of seven.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n