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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

'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.

Golf resort's neighbours driving legal battle

The Coronet course at Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Golf resort's neighbours driving legal battle

Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort is in legal battles with its neighbours who do not want it hosting the New Zealand Open or building a "cafe" on its course.

Millbrook’s neighbours driving legal battle

Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort is in legal battles with its neighbours who do not want it hosting the New Zealand Open or building a "cafe" on its course.

‘Fighter’ jailed for kicking officer

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

‘Fighter’ jailed for kicking officer

A man who says he is a "professional competitive fighter" has been imprisoned for kicking a police officer in the head three times.

Man pierced door with machete, struck victim

An Invercargill man stabbed a machete through a door and struck a person on the other side, a court has heard.

Home detention for machete attack

An Invercargill man has been sentenced to home detention after stabbing a machete through a door and injuring a person, a court has heard.

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