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The Queen's Counsel has featured in several high-profile cases since being admitted to the bar in 1986, including the defence of convicted murderer Mark Lundy. ....
Killer Venod Skantha s death in custody forces change 13 May, 2021 05:55 PM 3 minutes to read 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. Read More His death revealed the courts did not inform prisons when a judgment was released. ....
The Medical Council s register of doctors simply lists Skantha as “not practising”. The junior doctor’s practising certificate expired on February 28, 2018, meaning he was unable to practise medicine, the Medical Council said. STUFF Shane Rush, the father of Amber-Rose Rush, reads a statement outside the High Court at Dunedin after Venod Skantha was found guilty of her murder in November 2019. A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) investigation into Skantha was effectively put on hold pending the outcome of his criminal trial and subsequent appeal. The PCC investigation would close upon official confirmation of Skantha’s death, a spokeswoman said last week. ....
By Daisy Hudson of The death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review of how courts communicate with prisons. Convicted murderer Venod Skantha died at Otago Corrections Facility this week. Photo: Otago Daily Times / Stephen Jaquiery Questions have been raised as to how Otago Corrections Facility staff were not aware a Court of Appeal decision rejecting Skantha s appeal bid had been released on Wednesday. Skantha, who was convicted of murdering Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in 2018, is believed to taken his own life at the prison near Milton in South Otago just hours after learning of the decision to uphold his conviction. ....
Venod Skantha prison death: Killer Dunedin doctor s death at Otago prison prompts review 16 Apr, 2021 08:29 PM 3 minutes to read 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 The death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review of how courts communicate with prisons. Questions have been raised as to how Otago Corrections Facility staff were not aware a Court of Appeal decision rejecting Skantha s appeal bid had been released on Wednesday. Skantha, who was convicted of murdering Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in 2018, is believed to taken his own life just hours after learning of the decision to uphold his conviction. ....