Episode
60 Minutes Australia: Innocence Ignored
Overview
Accused of monstrous crimes, a law-abiding family is arrested and locked up. There's only one problem – there's not a shred of credible evidence to support the police case. Tara Brown investigates an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes Australia
- Season
- Season 2020
- Episode
- Episode 49
- Air date
- 2021-01-17
Episode context
Innocence Ignored is Episode 49 in Season 2020 of 60 Minutes Australia. It aired on 2021-01-17.
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