UpdatedHannah BartlettOpen Justice reporter - Tauranga·NZ Herald·11 Aug, 2026 09:00 PM7 mins to readA coroner's inquest is underway into the death of 17-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner. A coroner's inquest is underway into the death of 17-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner. Warning: This story deals with the death of a child and may be distressing.A coroner’s inquest has heard about a “large boggy swelling” observed on the back of toddler Sadie-Leigh Gardner’s head, and the significant head injuries that led to her death.
The 17-month-old died in March 2019, with
