A legal source has indicated to Belfast Live that with regard to the Noah case, the application for a jury relies on the grounds of “recurrence of circumstances which are prejudicial to public health and safety”
The issue was raised again this week with Brenda Campbell KC, representing the Donohoe family, making a formal application for the case to be heard by a jury.
Section 18 of the Coroners Act specifies a number of circumstances in which a jury may be called.
There are also issues regarding suspicious circumstances and the need to “allay rumour and suspicion” which were raised during Thursday’s application. “In every jury inquest the coroner decides matters of law and procedure and the jury decides the facts of the case and reaches a determination and findings. The jury cannot blame someone for the death. If there is any blame, this can only be established by legal proceedings, in civil or criminal courts, however, in some cases the jury can record facts which make it clear that the death was caused by a specific failure of some sort or by neglect.
*The death occurred in circumstances where the continuance or reoccurrence of these circumstances is prejudicial to public health and safety;*The death was in other suspicious circumstances.
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