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![Govt to scrap defence of provocation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Govt to scrap defence of provocation
We'll never be subjected to a repeat of the defence used in the Clayton Weatherston trial.
![Police look for couple who helped stop attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police look for couple who helped stop attack
An African couple intervened in a vicious and random attack that saw two men stabbed overnight, police say.
![Weatherston jail interview 'broke security'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Weatherston jail interview 'broke security'
TV3 wrongly infiltrated a prison to speak to convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston, says the Corrections Department.
![Taser operator not available for shot-actor incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Taser operator not available for shot-actor incident
Police say they couldn't get a Taser operator to a standoff with an armed man within an hour because few are trained in the weapons' use.