Judge reprimands repeat violent partner for lack of remorse
Judge reprimands repeat violent partner for lack of remorse
A man threatened to kill his wife while serving a sentence for an identical offence, a court has heard.
Rob Kidd
Sex offender has appeal turned down
Sex offender has appeal turned down
A man who put a baby girl in a cardboard box so he could rape her mother will remain behind bars, after his appeal was knocked back this week.
Dunedin barrister becomes QC
Eminent Dunedin barrister becomes Queen’s Counsel
Most little boys want be astronauts, or maybe All Blacks.
Sentenced over MDMA scheme
Sentenced over MDMA scheme
A Dunedin student who tried to import more than $30,000 of ecstasy to his scarfie flat said he did it to make “easy money”.
Acid claims: academic acquitted
Acid claims: academic acquitted
An Ethiopian academic whose partner accused him of threatening to attack her with acid as been cleared of several charges.
Man who raped pregnant partner denied early release
Man who raped pregnant partner denied early release
A Mosgiel man who raped his pregnant partner says he is willing to serve his entire jail term as penance.
PhD student accused of assaulting estranged wife
PhD student accused of assaulting estranged wife
An Ethiopian PhD student on a scholarship in Dunedin allegedly threatened to pour acid on his wife after their acrimonious split.
Pain of loss of murdered daughter unchanged: mother
Pain of loss of murdered daughter unchanged: mother
A Dunedin woman whose daughter was murdered 22 years ago says the pain of her loss is as devastating as ever.
Doubts over remorse
Doubts over remorse
A Central Otago man who killed his friend in a high-speed alcohol-fuelled crash says he will continue drinking once released from prison and his special conditions have ended.
Forged timesheet fails as alibi
Forged timesheet fails as alibi
Facing a driving ban for wheel-spinning, a Mosgiel man committed “an act of utter stupidity”, a court has heard.
Details of further crimes around Skantha revealed
Details of further crimes around Skantha revealed
Months before a Dunedin doctor appeared in the dock charged with murder, his name began appearing on court documents.
Friend’s body left to rot
Friend’s body left to rot
Aleisha Cherie Dawson took the body of her friend, a man who trusted her, and left him to rot under a tree.
Killer doctor’s work woes revealed
Medical misconduct: Scope of erratic behaviour revealed
Seven months before a Dunedin doctor stabbed a teenager to death, he turned up to a work meeting looking “a complete mess” and berated staff, documents reveal.
'Uncle Vinny' went from 'celebrity' to out of control
'Uncle Vinny' went from 'celebrity' to out of control
From casting himself as a "benevolent godfather" Venod Skatha descended into alcoholism and ultimately killed to protect his fragile medical career. Rob Kidd spoke to those closest to him who watched his decline.
Skantha guilty
Skantha guilty
The family of a teen stabbed to death by a Dunedin doctor say they will somehow have to move on from their double tragedy.
Life out of control spiralled into murder
Life out of control spiralled into murder
When junior doctor Venod Skantha moved to Dunedin in 2017, his life quickly began to spiral out of control. One young girl stood up against him and was killed for her courage.
'Justice for our beautiful girl'
Guilty! Doctor murdered Amber-Rose
The father of murdered teenager Amber-Rose Rush has welcomed today's guilty verdict, saying it has brought "justice for our beautiful young girl".
Jury retires in Amber-Rose murder trial
Jury retires in Amber-Rose murder trial
The jury in the Amber-Rose Rush murder trial has retired to consider its verdicts.
A murder to save a career?
A murder to save a career?
The Crown says a Dunedin doctor killed a teenage girl with “one quick incision” as she lay in bed, but the defence has rubbished the prosecution's theories.
Skantha 'victim of blinkered approach': lawyer
Skantha 'victim of blinkered approach': lawyer
A Dunedin doctor accused of stabbing a teenage girl to death has been the victim of a “blinkered” approach by police, his lawyer says.