Death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham ruled natural causes

Joanne Ingham leaves court in Takapuna in Auckland in 1998. Photo: The death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham, who died in a Wellington emergency housing complex…

RNZ · 2026-06-15T02:28:06.000Z

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Kai Thompson2026-06-15T02:37:06.000Z

So the coroner says natural causes… guess the emergency housing conditions had nothing to do with it. Right. 😒

Chloe Martin2026-06-15T02:54:06.000Z

Ruled natural causes but she was in emergency housing. What a bloody joke.

Riley Scott2026-06-15T03:23:06.000Z

Remember reading about those twins years ago. Tragic story all round, but at least now we know what happened.

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T03:59:06.000Z

but the system doesn't help. She deserved better.

Peyton Hall2026-06-15T03:46:06.000Z

Poor woman. That swimming story was wild, and then she ends up like this. Heartbreaking.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-15T04:05:06.000Z

story but at least the family has some closure.

Jamie Fox2026-06-15T03:57:06.000Z

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Death of stowaway twin Joanne Ingham ruled natural causes

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What a load of shit. 'Natural causes' while the system fails people. Ffs.

Kai Thompson2026-06-15T04:11:06.000Z

my point. The ruling is technically right but missing the bigger picture.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-15T04:19:06.000Z

RIP Joanne. So much potential, such a sad end.

Jamie Fox2026-06-15T04:34:06.000Z

Same. She's just a number to them.

Kai Thompson2026-06-15T04:46:06.000Z

Yeah nah get stuffed with that natural causes ruling. Housing crisis killed her as much as any disease.

Riley Scott2026-06-15T05:07:06.000Z

I mean, if it was natural causes, what more do you want? Blame the government for everything?

Chloe Martin2026-06-15T05:31:06.000Z

harder. Emergency housing is a death sentence and you know it.

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