Killer Venod Skantha s death in custody forces change
13 May, 2021 05:55 PM
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The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager died in prison. Video / NZ Herald
Otago Daily Times
By: Daisy Hudson
The sudden death of a Dunedin murderer behind bars has sparked a life-saver change to national court processes.
Venod Skantha, who was convicted of murdering Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in 2018, is believed to have taken his own life at Otago Corrections Facility in mid-April, just hours after learning of a Court of Appeal decision upholding his conviction.
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His death revealed the courts did not inform prisons when a judgment was released.
Dunedin stabbing: Supermarket staff return to scene of attack for blessing
12 May, 2021 01:16 AM
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footage of the site blessing at Dunedin Countdown. Video / NZME
Otago Daily Times
Staff have gathered at the Countdown supermarket for a blessing following the devastating knife attack on Monday.
A large group gathered at the Countdown Dunedin Central site blessing just after 11am with several police officers also in attendance.
They paused briefly outside - some people bowing their heads - before walking slowly into the building.
This is the first time they have entered the Cumberland St supermarket; which has been closed since the attack that left four people injured.