In the 1970s, the adolescent unit at New Zealand's Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was a place of unimaginable torture, where vulnerable children, many simply wards of the state without mental illness, were subjected to painful electric shocks and terrifying punishments. In this confronting investigation, 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown travels to New Zealand to hear the horrific stories from the survivors, while confronting the man responsible for their lifelong trauma, Dr Selwyn Leeks, who continued to practice psychiatry in Australia. *The Children of Lake Alice (2001)* ► Subscribe: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes9 ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 ABOUT 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia have been telling the world’s greatest stories for half a century. Reporters Tara Brown, Amelia Adams, Adam Hegarty, Dimity Clancey and Nick McKenzie look past the headlines to show the bigger picture. Watch the latest from 60 Minutes Australia every Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now. #60Mins
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