Inquest into death of Tauranga toddler Sadie-Leigh hears from the child’s mother

Open Justice reporter·NZ Herald·13 Aug, 2026 06:00 AM5 mins to read‌Sadie-Leigh Gardner was taken to Auckland's Starship Hospital after an incident on March 27, 2019. Her death was the subject of two murder trials, and is now at the centre of a coroner's inquest, held in the Tauranga District Court. Photo / SuppliedA mother denies calling her daughter, Sadie-Leigh Gardner, names, yelling at her and being “at breaking point” in the time before the 17-month-old died of traumatic head injuries.Sadie-Leigh died in 2019 from what pathologist Dr Kilak Kesha has called “blunt force head injuries”. Her death was the subject