24 Nov 2020

Dunedin killer appeals conviction, sentence

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 24 November 2020

A former Dunedin doctor found guilty of killing teenager Amber-Rose Rush continues to deny he was the murderer.

Venod Skantha was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 19 years in March.

However he's taken a case to the Court of Appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Jonathan Mitchell has been in court.