A Belfast man pleads guilty to harassing the mother of schoolboy Noah Donohoe

William Logue Millar, 44, was due to contest the charge of pursuing a six-month campaign against Fiona Donohoe.

A Belfast man has pleaded guilty to harassing the mother of tragic schoolboy Noah Donohoe.

William Logue Millar, 44, was due to contest the charge of pursuing a six-month campaign against Fiona Donohoe.

But he has now entered a guilty plea and been convicted, the Courts Service confirmed today.

A further charge against him of persistent improper use of a public electronic communications network was withdrawn.

Millar, of Northwood Parade, will be sentenced later this year.

Fourteen-year-old Noah was found dead in a north Belfast storm drain in June 2020, six days after he went missing on a bicycle trip across the city to meet up with friends.

Ms Donohoe has been pressing for answers to the circumstances surrounding her son's mysterious disappearance ever since.

Millar was accused of pursuing a course of conduct which amounted to harassment of her, and persistently using a communications network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.

The alleged offences were committed between June 19 and December 11, 2021.

Belfast Magistrates’ Court previously heard that Millar denied both charges and intended to contest the case against him.

In an unexpected development, however, a guilty plea has been recorded to the count of harassment.

With the case adjourned for pre-sentence reports, Millar has been remanded on continuing bail.

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