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The Boy in the Water
S2 | Bonus Episode
Season 2
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In this special bonus epsiode, Melanie Reid discusses the first days of the inquest with colleague Bonnie Sumner.
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S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water
03:01Newsroom’s electrifying new podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in an oxidation pond in the Southland town of Gore, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems. Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid has spent three years covering this case, revealing multiple flaws in the police investigation and uncovering new evidence that casts serious doubt about the circumstances surrounding Lachie’s death. In The Boy in the Water, Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones. The Boy In The Water is coming soon to newsroom.co.nz and wherever you get your podcasts.1. S1 | Episode 1: Case Closed
22:46Officials jump to an early and dubious conclusion when a three-year-old boy's body is found floating in a town's sewage ponds.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.3. S1 | Episode 3: Deeply Troubled
19:12The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.2. S1 | Episode 2: Return to Gore
25:52The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.4. S1 | Episode 4: Rocky Road
28:00Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death?Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.5. S1 | Episode 5: The Night Lachie Died
23:34Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.6. S1 | Episode 6: More Questions Than Answers
31:33The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.7. S1 | Episode 7: U-Turn
27:37Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.8. S1 | Episode 8: Grief and Secrets
24:40Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.