Chief Inspector Robinson gave evidence at Belfast Coroner's Court during the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe. The jury heard details of his 2020 compliance review of the PSNI search for the St Malachy's College pupil. The inquest has reached its seventh week.

Noah Donohoe went missing on June 21, 2020, after leaving home on his bike to meet friends in north Belfast's Cavehill area. His body was found naked in a storm drain tunnel six days later on June 27. A post-mortem set drowning as the cause of death.

Robinson identified five areas of non-compliance with PSNI procedures in his review. These included failures in recording risk assessments. He referenced an August 2020 review by Inspector Neill that assessed the police response as very good overall. Robinson stated he agreed with that view.

Police assigned substantial resources to the search early on, Robinson told the jury. He said appointing a senior investigating officer sooner would have added no value.

Counsel Declan Quinn asked Robinson whether the compliance issues affected the search's speed or quality. Robinson replied that they did not.

Quinn raised Neill's review note on incomplete initial handling linked to frequent missing person reports. Robinson described the process: the report moved from logging to district review, gained high-risk status, and received specialist resources quickly.

Brenda Campbell KC, representing Noah's mother Fiona Donohoe, questioned Robinson on Neill's mention of missing person fatigue. Robinson disagreed that police viewed the case as routine or expected Donohoe to turn up like most high-risk missing children.