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The Boy in the Water

S2 | Episode 1: The Inquest

Season 2, Ep. 1

Emotional scenes play out in the Invercargill courthouse on day one of the coronial inquest, when Lachie’s mother is cross examined by Paul Jones’ lawyer.

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    The 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.
  • 3. S1 | Episode 3: Deeply Troubled

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