Dunedin killer doctor Venod Skantha s appeal fails, Amber-Rose s family welcome decision
14 Apr, 2021 06:20 PM
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Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha found guilty of murder of Amber-Rose Rush. Video / ODT
Otago Daily Times
After a nerve-racking few months, the family of murdered Dunedin teen Amber-Rose Rush are breathing sighs of relief after her killer s appeal bid was tossed out.
The Court of Appeal yesterday took the rare step of stating it was satisfied the evidence in the case proved doctor Venod Skantha s guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
In a 44-page decision roundly dismissing the appeal, the court upheld Skantha s convictions for murdering the teen in 2018, and for threatening to kill four people to secure the silence of a witness.
Tuesday, 06 April 2021 - 18:27
The twist and turns of the Mrs World pageant held on Sunday continues and to add another twist in this drama Pushpika de Silva holding a media conference today stated that she will take on the issue of divorcees contesting at the pageant to the world body.
However she also dropped a bombshell stating that she will pursue a political career and had also attempted to contest the Parliamentary elections from the Polonnaruwa District last time but she was not given nominations.
She stated that she has an intention of entering politics in the future. She further state that she will carry on her struggle as a single mother and stand in solidarity with them.
Letters: House prices, building to last and the Erebus memorial
5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Is radical Government intervention needed to make it financially prohibitive for speculators to invest so heavily in property? Photo / Michael Cunningham, File
Is radical Government intervention needed to make it financially prohibitive for speculators to invest so heavily in property? Photo / Michael Cunningham, File
NZ Herald
Letter of the week: John Crockett, Kerikeri
A lot of words have been tossed around regarding the housing crisis, generating more heat than light. Congratulations to Fran O Sullivan (Weekend Herald, February 27) for providing the best analysis of the problem to date, and what to do about it.
Murder victim s family wants accountability after NOPD detective s mistake gets confession tossed Share Updated: 7:15 PM CST Mar 3, 2021 Share Updated: 7:15 PM CST Mar 3, 2021
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Show Transcript TRAVERS: THE FAMILY OF THIS MAN WHO WAS MURDERED WANTS YOU TO KNOW WHY THE ALLEGED KILLER’S CONFESSION WAS THROWN OUT. CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG LAROSE EXPLAINS WHY A DETECTIVE’S MISTAKE TURNED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN OPEN&SHUT CASE INTO ONE THAT COULD DRAG ON FOR YEARS. IT S LIKE A NIGHTMARE THAT JUST DOES NOT END. IT JUST WON T GO AWAY. THAT S ALL WE REALLY WANT IS CLOSURE. THE NIGHTMARE ALICIA MORGAN IS TALKING ABOUT STARTED OUTSIDE A HOME OFF HAYNE BOULEVARD IN THE BLOCK BEHIND ME, IT WAS AROUND 6:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 8 2018 JANUARY 8, 2018. A WARRANT SAYS 29-YEAR-OLD IDRICK BRISTER WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD, DETECTIVES RECOVERED SEVERAL 45-CALIBER BULLET CASINGS, BRISTER WAS KEPT ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR 4 DAYS. THE DAY AFTER THE SHO