WIN news bulletin rapped by watchdog after son identifies mother as victim of fatal car crash

WIN Television has been rapped by the media watchdog after a man was able to identify his mother as the victim of a fatal car crash from the TV news report he was watching.

In a segment on a Nine News Update, footage was shown of a vehicle and part of a number plate which led to the man being able to identify the victim, who died, as his mother.

The complaint was lodged by the victim’s mother-in-law who was also watching the bulletin, which aired on August 23 last year.