Polkinghorne E10: Injuries and interpretations

About this episode

The episode discusses differing conclusions from expert pathologists regarding the cause of death and includes personal anecdotes about Polkinghorne.

Expert defence pathologists offer different conclusions about the cause of death to their Crown counterparts. Colleagues at Auckland Eye describe Polkinghorne as kind and generous. And we hear from the “fishing boys”, who knew “Polky” from trips to their holiday homes in The Coromandel. WARNING: This podcast references suicide right from the start and throughout the episode. Some listeners might find this distressing. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand. Podcasts like this take lots of time and resources to produce, which is why we'd love you to support our work by becoming a subscriber! You can subscribe to Stuff Extra directly in Apple Podcasts, or Click Here to listen on other platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• pathology
• cause of death
• suicide
• personal stories
• expert opinions

Keywords

• pathologists
• suicide
• Polkinghorne
• Auckland Eye
• The Coromandel
• expert opinions
• cause of death

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Auckland Eye

Places: The Coromandel, New Zealand

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