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Doctor 'admitted killing Amber-Rose'

Doctor admitted killing Amber-Rose: Teen witness

A key witness in the case against a Dunedin doctor has told a jury the accused admitted murdering Amber-Rose after returning from her house holding her blood-covered cellphone.

Bid to have injury conviction wiped fails

Joel Hintz, posing with the Ranfurly Shield, has failed in his appeal to have a violence...

Bid to have injury conviction wiped fails

A top rugby player and junior weightlifting world champion may have had his international sporting dreams permanently dashed.

Dreams likely dashed after Dunedin dust-up

Canterbury's Joel Hintz poses with the Ranfurly Shield following the team's match against Mid...

Dreams likely dashed after Dunedin dust-up

A top rugby player and junior weightlifting world champion may have had his international sporting dreams dashed.

Dreams likely dashed after Dunedin dust-up

A top rugby player and junior weightlifting world champion may have had his international sporting dreams dashed.

Fatal wound severed vital artery

A teenager allegedly killed by a Dunedin doctor bled to death from a wound to her neck that severed a vital artery and her windpipe, a pathologist says.

CCTV shows accused's car on way to victim's home: Crown

A jury has been shown CCTV footage which puts what the Crown says is a Dunedin doctor's car on the route to his victim's home.

Accused hinted death a suicide

Venod Skantha denies murdering Amber-Rose Rush. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Accused hinted death a suicide

Less than two days after allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old girl to death, a Dunedin doctor suggested to her mother it was probably a suicide.

Police soon tailing murder-accused

Less then two days after a teenage girl's death, police were tailing a Dunedin doctor, a court has heard.

Messages to older sister, boyfriend

Only minutes before a 16-year-old Dunedin girl was stabbed to death, she messaged her older sister, telling her: "I'm so angry."

Boyfriend worried about victim on night of death, court told

The boyfriend of a Dunedin teen, who was allegedly murdered by a doctor, went around to her home the night of her death because he was worried about her.

Doctor feared for his career

A Dunedin doctor allegedly stabbed a teenage girl to death to protect his fragile medical career, the Crown says.

Doctor offered stabbed teen money for sex: Crown

Venod Skantha. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Doctor offered stabbed teen money for sex: Crown

A Dunedin doctor allegedly offered a 16-year-old girl up to $20,000 for sex before later stabbing her to death, a court has been told.

Hundreds of potential jurors summonsed

Venod Skantha's trial before the High Court at Dunedin is expected to last up to six weeks. PHOTO...

Hundreds of potential jurors summonsed

Hundreds of potential jurors will pack the court this morning for the trial of a Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl.

Homestay student recorded host showering

A Fijian homestay student who secretly filmed his host in the bathroom was also found with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings, a court has heard.

Ex real-estate agent convicted of domestic violence named

A real-estate agent has suffered a "massive fall from grace" after being convicted of domestic violence.

Detention for outing sex offender on Facebook

Detention for outing sex offender on Facebook

A Dunedin woman has been convicted under cyber-bullying laws after outing a sex offender on Facebook.

Drink-driver chased would-be helper with hedge clippers

Drink-driver chased would-be helper with hedge clippers

A man who tried to stop a drink-driver ended up being chased by the woman wielding a set of garden shears.

Arrested driver urinated on seat of police car

A male officer has been "sanctioned" after an investigation into two complaints of inappropriate...

Arrested driver urinated on seat of police car

There's drunk and then there's so drunk you urinate in a police car after your arrest.

Woman strangled on floor in front of young son

A woman who was strangled for nearly 40 seconds by her partner believed she was going to die in front of her son.

Ex-partner subject of repeated abuse

Joshua Moffatt (38) subjected his former partner to 11 days of verbal abuse. Photo: Rob Kidd

Ex-partner subject of repeated abuse

A man who stalked his former partner, even while she was on holiday overseas, has been ordered to undergo psychological treatment.

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