14 Mar 2022

Police investigating cleaning company that posted photos of crime scenes on Facebook

From Morning Report, 7:38 am on 14 March 2022

The police have launched an investigation into a trauma cleaning company that for years posted graphic pictures of callout scenes.

RNZ revealed last month that Crime Scene Cleaners has been sharing photos of the aftermath of suspected and attempted suicides, assaults, sudden deaths and domestic violence on its Instagram and Facebook pages.

Clients told RNZ they never gave permission for the photos to be made public. Publicly funded agencies including Ports of Auckland, KiwiRail, the Auckland and Christchurch City Councils and the Ministry of Justice have used the company.

The Prime Minister called the posts "unacceptable".

Sam Olley explains.