Photo: Christine O'ConnorThe key witness in a murder trial previously professed his love for the victim but has denied he was obsessed with her. At one point, the witness accepted, he had told Amber-Rose he loved her. The witness argued he was not ''creeping her out'' and her mother had let him in that night. Mr Eaton pointed out the witness had told friends Skantha had threatened him with a knife at one stage. ''It really upset you,'' Mr Eaton suggested to the witness.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 12, 2019 19:12 UTC