Man Who Stabbed Girlfriend 216 Times: The Verdict
Clayton Weatherston, the 33-year-old University of Otago economics lecturer who stabbed his then girlfriend 22-year-old student Sophie Elliott 216 times with a kitchen knife has been found guilty of murder in the Christchurch district court.
Man Stabs Lover 216 Times: Could He Only be Charged with Manslaughter?
So as not to be held in contempt of court as the result of a trial that is still running, this piece only presents the facts and lets you the reader make up their own mind about the outcome.
