Dr Venod Skantha, accused of killing Amber-Rose Rush, 16, appears for trial in the High Court at Dunedin. He told the jury just one person was responsible for murdering Amber-Rose Rush: Skantha's teenage friend who had become the Crown's star witness. John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff Venod Skantha is on trial for the murder of Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush. The star witness was Skantha's self-styled "wingman" who often drove the doctor's late model BMW, including on the night Amber-Rose was killed. Eaton told the jury his client was in shock and asked if the accusations had come from the Crown's star witness.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2019 22:44 UTC