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The pathologist who conducted the post mortem on Lachie tells the inquest they didn’t even have the right equipment to do pediatric autopsies in Southland.  Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner...

A former police officer who worked under Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley refutes her assertion that he was in charge of the investigation into Lachie’s death. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on...

The pressure is on to find out who was responsible, who was in charge, and who turned around the autopsy.  Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presente...

Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley, the police officer at the centre of the case, is in the witness box.  Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presented by...

The first of the police officers scheduled to appear at the inquest takes to the witness stand, and we begin to hear about the confusion over who was in charge of the investigation into Lachie's death. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+...

The sighting of a mysterious shirtless man, what one of Lachie's preschool teachers remembers about him, and the two paramedics who worked on the little boy's lifeless body all feature in this collection of shorter witness testimonies. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podc...

The police’s lawyer tackles Paul about making claims that Michelle and her sons had something to do with Lachie’s death. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts....

Paul is questioned about his relationship with Michelle and the events on the day and night leading up to Lachie’s death. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts...

You could have heard a pin drop in courtroom four when a new witness was asked why he thought something he saw could relate to the death of Lachie Jones. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the D...

Kimberley Rogers, who says she was friends with Michelle Officer for 17 years, tells the inquest Michelle kept changing her story about Lachie running away.  Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner...

The neighbours from the street who searched for Lachie, and the friends who were there that night, all take the stand.  Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prom...

The police hat, the yellow vest, who saw what, and what was accurate? Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presented by award-winning investigations editor M...

Lachie's other brother tells the inquest about his family relationships, and his movements on January 29, 2019. You can also click here to see photos of the gate and fence to the sewage oxidation ponds on our Instagram . Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners,...

Hearing but not seeing Lachie, and the surprise on the 111 call. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melani...

We hear from Lachie's brother for the first time as he is cross-examined about what happened that day and night. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Present...

In this special bonus epsiode, Melanie Reid discusses the first days of the inquest with colleague Bonnie Sumner. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presen...

Timings, layouts and lines of sight are all explored – and questions are raised about dope smoking. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presented by award-w...

On day two of the inquest, Lachie’s mother goes head to head with Paul Jones’ lawyer as he puts it to her that she covered up her son’s death. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page a...

The questioning of Lachie’s mother continues with a forensic examination of the day her son died.   Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Presented...

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. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the...

From Melanie Reid Investigates comes the brand new season of The Boy in the Water. Listen as we follow the coronial inquest into the death of three-and-a-half year old Lachlan Jones, whose lifeless body was found face up in a sewage oxidation pond in the small town of Gore in January 2019. We have been covering this case for more than four years now. In Season One we revealed multiple flaws in the...

We reveal an important update from the coroner’s office, plus a radio interview with Melanie Reid on The Detail. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts. Present...

Watch the video version of The American Detective , read about the police review into the case, and listen to our award-winning podcast Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me . Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the sub...

In the astonishing season finale, a ‘big gun’ US retired forensic detective is on the case - and she’s not going to stop until she finds the truth. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE p...

Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station. Sign up to DELVE+  here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and fo...