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Murderer doctor Venod Skantha: Corrections not told of lost appeal before his sudden death
15 Apr, 2021 05:58 PM
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The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ Herald
The former doctor convicted of murdering a Dunedin teenager has died in prison. Video / NZ Herald
Otago Daily Times
By: Daisy Hudson
The sudden death in prison of Dunedin murderer Venod Skantha has sparked calls for an overhaul of court policy.
The former doctor, who murdered Dunedin teenager Amber-Rose Rush in 2018, died in a suspected suicide at the Otago Corrections Facility, at Milburn, on Wednesday, just hours after learning his appeal bid had been tossed out.
Treated like nothing : New complaints of shocking medical care at Auckland women s prison Newshub 2 hrs ago
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Female prisoners are making an emotional plea to be treated like humans , complaining they re finding it difficult to access medical care behind bars and waiting for months to be seen by a doctor.
The medical system in place has been condemned by two women currently locked up at Auckland Region Women s Corrections Facility (ARWCF) in letters supplied to Newshub.
It comes after the mistreatment of female prisoners was put under the spotlight after two women were gassed in their cells and forced to perform a humiliating ritual to be fed.