Child medical abuse trial: Sister challenges claim mother tampered with child’s feeding lines
Child X required treatment in hospitals around the country and was then under a strict management regime when…
Auckland caregiver Zeak Smith jailed for sexual abuse of disabled teen
And if he wasn’t named, it might not be his last time he does so, she argued. ‘Significant…
Medical child abuse trial: Detective says mother avoided police when told her home was being searched
The woman at the centre of allegations she deliberately harmed her child during medical treatment for gastrointestinal problems…
Family torn apart by stepfather’s ‘sadistic’ physical and sexual offending against kids
He was found guilty on multiple charges of sexual conduct with a child under 12 and sexual violation…
Domestic assault allegations halt Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season five
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives started as a reality television series following a group of Utah-based TikTok…
Doctor in Nelson trial says flagging suspected medical child abuse was a ‘huge call’
Dr Amin Roberts, a paediatric gastroenterologist who diagnosed suspected medical child abuse in a young patient who was…
Convicted sex offender Brodie Kingsford found with child sexual abuse material
‘52 images, nine videos’ Police found Kingsford with two cellphones that had objectionable and child exploitation material. There…
Neil Wallace jailed by Nelson court for child sex abuse after victim breaks silence
Wallace couldn’t see, but only hear the victim. The 55-year-old, described as “the predator who hid in plain…
More than 120 families saved from domestic violence by Pet Refuge last year as harm levels spike
Alice spent 100 days living in her car with her teenage son and dog after leaving her violent…
Dunedin student flat invasion rapist with history of child sexual abuse jailed indefinitely
He parked on Queen St near Toroa College, where CCTV captured his movements. The court heard he got…
New Zealanders are paying for personalised livestreamed international child sex abuse
The IJM says the Philippines is a major “source country” but the livestreamed abuse has also been found…
Be Brave: TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver on a life under fire
Staring down the barrel of the camera, she’s holding her ground with a focused and unflinching gaze. People…