Gore toddler Lachie Jones’ death: Two North Island detectives appointed for new investigation

Police are reopening the investigation into the death of 3-year-old Lachie Jones, who was found in a Gore oxidation pond in January 2019 after being reported missing. This decision follows a coroner’s sharp criticism of the original inquiries, which deemed his death likely an accidental drowning but left many questions unanswered.

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Police are going to look into the death of a little boy named Lachie again because the first investigation had some problems.

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