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The mother at the centre of Fractured, Zita, was convicted and imprisoned based primarily on medical evidence from Starship Hospital’s child protection unit. In a major development, her case has now been sent to the Court of Appeal after journalists Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner team made a submission on Zita’s behalf to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates potential miscarria...

In the season finale, Bryan Bruce meets the Ukrainian military commander who was defending Soledar when Andrew and fellow volunteer Christopher Parry went missing. With the help of a battlefield map, he explains how the two men ended up in Russian-held territory and what Wagner mercenaries likely did to them. Bryan also travels to the town of Bucha, where the brutality of Russia’s occupation and t...

Disturbing evidence about what happened to Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry is uncovered, including that a Wagner mercenary was using Andrew’s phone shortly after he disappeared. Bryan then visits the Kyiv morgue, where the pathologist who examined Andrew’s body confirms he died from gunshot wounds and not an artillery strike, as his parents had initially been told. So where did that...

Bryan Bruce travels to the Ukrainian frontline city of Kramatorsk, where Andrew lived before setting out on his final rescue mission. He visits the damaged apartment Andrew shared with fellow ‘hell jumper’, Philip York, and gets a glimpse into the life Andrew lived while carrying out extraordinary and dangerous work on the front line. He then meets one of the police officers who first investigated...

What happened to Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Perry when they drove into the besieged Ukrainian town of Soledar? Bryan Bruce reveals the desperate search for the two missing volunteers. Accounts suggest Andrew and Chris may have driven directly into Russian-controlled territory. Were they then killed by the Russian forces, or did they meet some other fate?  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early ac...

In Kyiv, locally based researcher, Taras Lazar, an associate professor turned war crimes investigator, arranges for Bruce to speak with the last people to be in contact with Andrew Bagshaw. Andrew and fellow ‘hell jumper’, British volunteer Christopher Parry, had been trying to rescue an elderly woman from Soledar when they failed to return. Through eyewitness accounts and a remarkable record...

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Christchurch genetic scientist Andrew Bagshaw made a life-changing decision. He travelled to Ukraine to help civilians trapped by the war, rescuing more than 500 people before he disappeared while on an evacuation mission. In this six-part podcast, investigative documentary maker Bryan Bruce retraces Andrew’s footsteps from New Zealand to the frontline, uncov...

COMING SEPTEMBER 1 Who murdered Kiwi hero Andrew Bagshaw?  New Zealander Dr Andrew Bagshaw went to war-torn Ukraine to help evacuate locals from towns and cities under attack from Russian forces. He rescued more than 500 people before he disappeared during another dangerous humanitarian mission. Award-winning investigative documentary maker Bryan Bruce retraced Andrew...

In this dramatic season finale, after nearly three years of investigations, accusations and court battles, everything now rests with the jury. Guilty or not guilty?  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg...

In less than 24 hours, Dan will learn whether he walks free or faces prison. Melanie spends the evening with Dan and Jess at their home as they prepare to confront what comes next. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive P...

In the midst of the closing addresses, Melanie unexpectedly finds herself being escorted from the Dunedin court by security. Was it an overreaction by the judge, or a fair call? Meantime, the defence tells the jury the prosecution case is “total rubbish”. But after weeks of testimony and evidence, will the jury agree? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to ou...

The battle over the science intensifies as Dr Julie Mack tells the jury there is no scientific gold standard for diagnosing non accidental injury. This leads to an even more confronting question: Is this truly science at all, or is it expert opinion dressed up as fact?  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime...

When internationally recognised radiologist Dr Julie Mack dissects the medical evidence presented by the Crown experts, a stark question emerges: how did new rib fractures appear in the baby while he was under 24-hour watch?  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the...

Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie R...

Clashes erupt when orthopedic surgeon Dr Doug Benson beams into the Dunedin courtroom, offering comprehensive alternative medical explanations for the baby’s injuries. Tensions rise and Crown prosecutor Robin Bates struggles to hide his frustration.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-wi...

Day one of the defence case and Dan is in the witness box. The Crown prosecutor questions the professional athlete about physical training, his strength and ultimately accuses him of having a “brain explosion”. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of F...

The defence cross-examination of the Starship Hospital pediatrician reveals a startling discrepancy at the heart of the case. For months the police and doctors repeatedly reported the baby had 13 to 15 rib fractures. But in court, it emerges the actual number of fractures was closer to half that amount. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, D...

Speaking to Melanie, the couple say the police took advantage of Dan’s cooperative nature, and they describe the Crown’s medical experts as forming part of a self-supporting establishment that refuses to see their case from any other perspective.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of a...

The prosecution’s key medical witness, Starship radiologist Dr Russell Metcalfe, pushes our camera outside the court. Inside the courtroom, he is unequivocal - the baby’s fractures were “almost certainly” caused by squeezing. But under cross examination, cracks begin to appear in the Crown case.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest inv...

The judge sends the jury out as lawyers argue over a controversial paper that warns of a false certainty pervading child protection units, which the authors say is leading to wrongful accusations and convictions.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seas...

The Dunedin endocrinologist slams the evidence from the American experts, and tells the court he would not go to the States to get a second opinion on the bones: “We would get a local opinion from a local expert.” Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons o...

The police video of Dan’s arrest is played to the jury. You be the judge: was this a genuine search for answers, or did they zero in on him from the beginning?  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satani...

An eyebrow-raising plea deal lands just one week into the trial, offering Dan a way out – if he agrees, it would all be over. Jess and Dan are forced into making a huge decision: walk away now, or risk everything.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in...

With an older child born with club feet and no explanation for their second baby’s injuries, Jess is desperate to have their baby genetically tested – will she and Dan find the answers they’re searching for? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Frac...

Three key Dunedin doctors take the stand - what starts as medical certainty is seriously challenged, raising questions about how solid the evidence really is. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Sat...