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Autopsy contradicts official account of New Zealand journalist Andrew Bagshaw’s death in Ukraine

An autopsy reveals Andrew Bagshaw's death differed from the official military account of how the New Zealand journalist died in Ukraine.

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Official reports claimed Andrew Bagshaw was killed by an artillery shell while attempting to rescue a Ukrainian civilian from a Russian-attacked town. However, an autopsy examination produced different findings about how he died. A documentary-maker has created a six-part podcast retracing Bagshaw's steps and exploring what drove a New Zealander with no military background to risk his life in the war zone.

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Finding Andrew

WATCH: Official reports claimed Andrew Bagshaw was killed by an artillery shell while trying to rescue a Ukrainian civilian from a town under Russian attack. But that's not what the autopsy showed. The post Finding Andrew appeared first on Newsroom…

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Podcast: The murder of Andrew Bagshaw

LISTEN: What drove a Kiwi with no military background to risk his life in a war zone? Listen to the first two episodes of a six-part podcast in which documentary-maker Bryan Bruce retraces Andrew Bagshaw's footsteps. The post Podcast: The…

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