Coroner delays findings into death of Gore preschooler Lachlan Jones

Monday 26 May 2025 · 5 outlets · 4 reports · updated Mon 26 May 2025, 6:30pm

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Coroner Alexander Ho has requested further submissions before releasing findings regarding the 2019 death of three-year-old Lachlan Jones. The boy was found in a Gore sewage pond, and while police investigations concluded he accidentally drowned, his father has disputed those results.

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1. RNZMon 26 May 2025, 4:13pm

   Lachlan Jones inquest: Coroner delays releasing findings, asks for more submissions (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldMon 26 May 2025, 5:14pm

   Lachie Jones inquest: Coroner delays releasing findings, asks for more submissions (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZMon 26 May 2025, 5:38pm

   Lachlan Jones inquest: Coroner asks for more submissions (opens in new tab)

4. Stuff via RNZMon 26 May 2025, 6:30pm

   Lachie Jones inquest: Coroner delays release of findings, asks for more submissions (opens in new tab)

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