The father of murdered teenager Amber-Rose Rush says the death of her killer is hard to accept .
Officials confirmed convicted murderer Venod Skantha died at the Otago Corrections Facility on Wednesday - the same day his appeal was dismissed. His death is not being treated as suspicious, Corrections said.
Speaking to Stuff, Amber-Rose s father Shane said Skantha s death showed a sign of guilt and remorse . It is hard to accept that her killer won t have to pay the price for his crimes, but it is a relief to the family not to have to spend more of our lives being tortured with appeals and parole hearings.
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Corrections say they weren t aware of Venod Skantha s denied appeal before he was found dead in jail • Source: 1 NEWS
Corrections say they weren t aware of Venod Skantha s denied appeal before he was found dead at Otago Corrections Facility yesterday afternoon. Venod Skantha. Source: 1 NEWS
The former Dunedin doctor was serving time after being convicted of killing Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in February 2018.
At a trial at the Dunedin High Court in November 2019, Skantha was found guilty of stabbing the 16-year-old at her Dunedin home on February 3, 2018.
The Crown argued Skantha killed the teenager after learning she would go to police and hospital bosses with allegations of sexual assault, along with him providing alcohol to minors.
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Murderer doctor Venod Skantha: Corrections not told of lost appeal before his sudden death
15 Apr, 2021 05:58 PM
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The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ Herald
The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ Herald
Otago Daily Times
By: Daisy Hudson
The sudden death in prison of Dunedin murderer Venod Skantha has sparked calls for an overhaul of court policy.
The former doctor, who murdered Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in 2018, died in a suspected suicide at the Otago Corrections Facility, at Milburn, on Wednesday, just hours after learning his appeal bid had been tossed out.