The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ HeraldThe former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ HeraldThe death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review of how courts communicate with prisons. 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. A Court of Appeal spokesperson confirmed when a decision impacts on a prisoner's conviction or sentence, the court advised Corrections directly.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 16, 2021 21:16 UTC