Date set for Noah Donohoe's full inquest
A call for information has also been made around assault claims.
The full inquest into the death of 14 year old Belfast schoolboy, Noah Donohoe, will be heard at Belfast Coroner's Court in January 2022.
It's to establish the truth about the circumstances surrounding how Noah came to be found dead in a North Belfast storm drain, a week after his disappearance.
The coroner's legal representative said that the 10th of January 2022 is the first available date, given that nine months of inquiries are backlogged amid the pandemic.
Coroner Joe McCrisken said: "I have nine months worth of inquests that were listed last year to commence from March right through until December that couldn't be heard, and those families have the right to have their inquests heard also, so that's why we don't have courtroom availability between now and 2022."
ASSAULT CLAIMS
Fiona Donohoe's counsel, Niall Murphy, made an appeal to businesses in the Royal Avenue and North Street areas to check CCTV footage from the evening of June 21.
"We are aware that there is a line of inquiry ... in respect of statements received by police that Noah may have been assaulted as he cycled through the city centre and we would appeal for anyone with knowledge of this event to immediately attend with police,'' he said.
"We have reason to believe that there is particular and specific knowledge of this assault in the homeless community and with those struggling with addiction issues in the city centre and also people who may have been resident at the Queen's Quarter Housing Association in University Street.
"We appeal for businesses on Royal Avenue, between the junction of the bottom of Royal Avenue and North Street, and the Belfast Telegraph building to review their CCTV on June 21 and make this available to police.''
THE BOOK
Mr Murhy also said Fiona Donohoe wishes to distance herself from a self-published book about Noah's disappearance.
The book, which is available for sale on Amazon, has been referred to the Attorney General for investigation.
Mr Murphy said: "She considers that book and its promotional literature trespasses on her grief and she considers it to be very unhelpful in the context of the truth recovery and notes that it must be completely devoid of any specific facts that may emerge at an inquest,'' he said.
Coroner McCrisken responded: "The only person that is in possession of all of the facts is me because I have all of the statements and forensics, and the police officers of course who provided those to me, and none of that information has as yet even been made available to the next of kin, let alone any other individual."
The investigation continues.