Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston is seeking leave to
appeal to the Supreme Court against his conviction, leaving
the family of his victim asking just when their ordeal will
end.
Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston is seeking leave to
appeal to the Supreme Court against his conviction for
killing his former girlfriend Sophie Elliott.
A University of Otago law professor believes Clayton
Weatherston's controversial defence of provocation would have
failed, whether the media had created debate about the
defence or not.
The Elliott family is relieved that Clayton Weatherston has
had his appeal against conviction for killing Sophie Elliot
dismissed by the Court of Appeal today.
Intense public debate about the controversial defence of
provocation meant convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston
never got a fair trial, his lawyer argues.
The first step in protecting young women from harmful
relationships was to learn the signs of abuse, the mother of
murdered Dunedin woman Sophie Elliott told more than 100
Central Otago people on Saturday.
