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Weatherston oblivious to the horror of a nation
Clayton Weatherston's performance while on trial for the murder of Sophie Elliott has earned the vitriol of the nation.
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Elliott family tells of traumatic trial
Sophie Elliott's parents describe the trauma of attending Clayton Weatherston's murder trial, 18 months after he stabbed their daughter 216 times.
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Weatherston trial a 'national disgrace'
Women's Refuge says Weatherston's murder trial 'turned justice inside out', allowing a killer to persecute his dead ex-girlfriend and her family.
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The defence of provocation
Sophie Elliott's family has called for the defence of provocation to be removed from the statute books. nzherald.co.nz takes a closer look at the law.