13 Sep 2021

Case #022 - Lorraine & Aaron Cohen

From Crimes NZ, 6:00 am on 13 September 2021

In 1984, Lorraine Cohen and her son Aaron were arrested at a Malaysian airport and charged with drug trafficking, a charge that carried a death penalty.

Lorraine and Aaron Cohen after their arrest in 1987

Aaron (L) and Lorraine Cohen Photo: NZ History

Journalist Tim Donoghue spent much of his career covering the story and eventually wrote about book called The Tiger Who Smiled about the legal battle to save the Cohens.

 

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