Photo: ODTA Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl has been in court to hear lengthy legal arguments about his case. As well as the murder charge, Skantha has denied a charge of indecent assault and four of threatening to kill. The most recent development in the case came last month when the judge rejected an application to have the trial held outside Dunedin. Skantha, who was a doctor at Dunedin Hospital, was charged within days of Amber-Rose's death. He has twice been declined electronically monitored bail by the High Court and that decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal in a ruling in September.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2019 15:43 UTC