Officials 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 | Episode 1: Case Closed

A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.
The Boy in the Water is a podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.
After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.
Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.
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The police’s lawyer tackles Paul about making claims that Michelle and her sons had something to do with Lachie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 | Episode 13: What Happened To Him?

Paul is questioned about his relationship with Michelle and the events on the day and night leading up to Lachie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 | Episode 12: Lachie’s Father

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 | Episode 11: A New Witness

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 | Episode 10: Not My Best Friend

The neighbours from the street who searched for Lachie, and the friends who were there that night, all take the stand.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 | Episode 1: Case Closed

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