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Scene examination could have been better - police

Lachie Jones died in 2019. Photo: ODT files

Detective admits scene examination could have been better after toddler's death

A detective says, in hindsight, he would have conducted parts of the scene examination relating to the death of a Gore toddler differently.

Detective admits more care in toddler case needed

A detective says, in hindsight, he would have conducted parts of the scene examination relating to the death of a Gore toddler differently.

Stunning new evidence at inquest into boy's death

Stunning new evidence at inquest into death of 3yo Gore boy

A man says he saw a small person wearing high-vis with two others near the Gore oxidation ponds where a boy was found dead.

Eye-witness bombshell

A man says he saw a small person wearing high-vis with two others near the Gore oxidation ponds where a boy was found dead.

Witness denies making toddler's father look bad

A long-time friend of Lachie Jones’ half-brothers described suggestions he was involved in covering up the boy's death as "disgusting".

Small person at ponds 'could've been' Lachie Jones

Small person at ponds 'could've been' Lachie Jones

A man who worked near the Gore oxidation ponds says he saw a small person in a high-vis vest there with two teenagers hours before the Gore toddler was reported missing.

Mother ‘distraught’ during search for Lachie

Toddler Lachie Jones, 3, who drowned in a sewage oxidation pond in Gore in January last year....

Mother ‘distraught’ during search for Lachie

Witnesses have described the mother of a missing 3-year-old as "distraught" and "hysterical".

'No way in hell' Lachie's mother was faking, inquest told

Witnesses who saw a frantic Gore mother searching for her missing 3-year-old say there was “no way in hell” she could have faked her desperation.

Allegations mark first week of toddler's inquest

The first week of the inquest into Lachie Jones’ death has heard dramatic allegations, including staged phone calls and the boy’s body being stored in a freezer.

Neighbour saw 'unusual' shirtless man during search for toddler

An inquest into the death of Lachie Jones has heard from neighbours who searched for the boy on the night he died.

'Unusual': Shirtless man seen jogging near oxidation ponds.

An inquest into the death of Lachie Jones has heard from neighbours who searched for the boy on the night he died.

Cover-up accusation ‘disgusting’

Cover-up accusation ‘disgusting’

Lachie Jones’ eldest half-brother says the theory that he was involved in a complicated plan to cover up what happened to the toddler is a "disgusting accusation".

Neighbour heard Lachie the night he died

Neighbour gives evidence at inquest into Gore toddler's death

A neighbour who helped search for a missing 3-year-old confirmed the boy’s mother said "he’s done me a favour" after he died.

Lachie's half-brother denies 'disgusting accusation'

The eldest half-brother of a 3-year-old boy who died in Gore has vehemently denied any involvement in an alleged "cover-up".

Repeat offender sent sex images to child

Man who caused fatal crash sent sex images to child

A man who killed a driver while fleeing police in Christchurch in 2019 has appeared in court again after sending explicit images to a child.

Half-brother denies involvement in toddler's death

The half-brother of Gore toddler Lachie Jones has told an inquest into the 3-year-old's death it would be "out of character" for the boy to have run over a kilometre on his own.

Repeat offender sent sex images to child

A man who killed a driver while fleeing from police as a teenager has committed a strikingly similar offence and sent explicit images to a child, a court heard.

Toddler's inquest: Half-brother denies involvement

The half-brother of Lachie Jones says it would be "out of character" for the boy to have run over a kilometre on his own.

Half-brother denies putting 3-year-old's body in freezer

Toddler Lachlan Jones, who drowned in a sewage oxidation pond in Gore in January 2019. PHOTO:...

Half-brother denies putting 3-year-old's body in freezer

Lachie Jones' half-brother has admitted he lied to police and was "not concerned" when he found out the boy was missing.

'That's ridiculous': Lachie's half-brother denies freezer allegation

Lachie Jones' half-brother has admitted he lied to police and was "not concerned" when he found out the boy was missing.

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