A Dunedin doctor allegedly stabbed a teenage girl to death to protect his fragile medical career, the Crown says. Crown prosecutor Richard Smith told the jury yesterday that had been a lie. After she confirmed the threat was legitimate, Skantha allegedly contacted a 16-year-old friend and organised to go to her home. Before dropping his teenage friend off at his home, Skantha allegedly threatened to kill him and three family members if he spoke of what happened. He told the court the idea that the defendant committed murder to protect his career did not fit.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 19:29 UTC