Family of Amber-Rose Rush react to Venod Skantha's death in prison 14 Apr, 2021 11:36 PM 7 minutes to read 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 Brendon MacNee, partner of Lisa Rush and stepfather of Amber-Rose Rush, who was brutally murdered by former doctor Venod Skantha, says he is relieved by the news of Skantha's death in prison. "I am relieved it is over, we don't have to wait for the court of appeal and we don't have to go to the parole hearings," MacNee said.