Police directed to reinvestigate Boy in the Water case – just no local cops

Police directed to reinvestigate Boy in the Water case – just no local cops

A coroner wants police from outside Southland to reinvestigate the death of Gore toddler Lachie Jones after being unable to establish how he ended up in an oxidation pond – or determine his cause of death. Assistant Police Commissioner Mike Johnson said police would now undertake this third investigation into Lachie’s death, and work “diligently on all aspects we need to undertake to progress that with the appropriate resources and urgency to co…