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Bloodlines - Thursday 22nd July - TV1 - 8:30pm

Bloodlines - Thursday 22nd July - TV1 - 8:30pm

Dunedin's Head of Psychiatry thought he was clever enough to commit the perfect murder...and he almost got away with it.

In the television thriller of the year Screentime and TVNZ reveal the true story of one of the most evil crimes in New Zealand history.

In November 1999, emanent Head of Psychiatry at Otago Hospital Dr Colin Bouwer, put a murderous plan into action. He wanted his wife out of the way and over three months he poisoned her with prescription medication, causing a slow and painful death monitored by the man she loved. It was going to be the perfect crime.

Bloodlines goes to air on Thursday 22nd July, TV1 at 8:30pm!