Stories by Sam Sherwood

The Chief Victims Advisor says it is "pretty hard to see how this could be any worse".

Secrecy shrouds the identity of man who has twice been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Faye Phelps' daughter was shocked to learn the man her mother employed had been living at Hillmorton Hospital. Audio

The father of the US student who died after being attacked at a bus stop says it's "such a waste" of a gifted person's life.

RNZ can reveal the victim is believed to have been set up by someone he had been messaging regarding a transaction.

The defenceless little boy, two days shy of celebrating his second birthday, suffered blunt force trauma so severe it fractured his skull and led to his death in 2023.