S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 7: Creating A Monster

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of diagnosing non-accidental injuries in a criminal case involving a young father.

As the Delve team digs deeper into the North Island case of a young father in prison, a bigger question emerges: is the medical certainty behind the diagnosis of non-accidental injury more belief than science? Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Melanie Reid

Topics covered

• non-accidental injury
• medical diagnosis
• criminal justice
• father in prison
• investigation

Keywords

• non-accidental injury
• diagnosis
• crime
• investigation
• father
• prison

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newsroom.co.nz

Books & works: Diagnosis of a Crime, The Boy in the Water, Fractured, Powder Keg, Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

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