Clayton Weatherston, in 1993, about the time he was named dux of
Kaikorai Valley
High School in Dunedin. Photo from ODT files.
Clayton Weatherston
Clayton Weatherston
Clayton Weatherston
Clayton Weatherston gestures during his trial for the murder of his
ex-girlfriend Sophie Elliott.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
Constable John Cunningham of Dunedin Police who was the arresting
officer and first on the murder
scene gives evidence in the murder
trial at the High Court in Christchurch.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
Constable Joanne McLaughlan holds a floor plan of the home of
murdered woman Sophie Elliott
as she gives evidence in the murder
trial at the High Court in Christchurch.
Erin Lee van de Water, a friend of victim Sophie Elliott, with a
photo book given to Weatherston
by Sophie, while giving evidence
during the murder trial of Clayton Weatherston.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
Christchurch based Pathologist Martin Sage gives evidence about stab
wounds on the body of Sophie
Elliott which he believes could have been
caused by a pair of scissors similar to the ones he is
holding in the
High Court trial of Clayton Weatherston.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
The scissors used in the killing of Sophie Elliott.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
The knife used in the killing of Sophie Elliott.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
Lesley Elliott, who was in the house when her daughter Sophie was
stabbed 216 times to death,
giving evidence in the murder trial of
Clayton Weatherston.
Pyschiatrist Dr Philip Brinded, defence witness, giving evidence
during the murder trial of Clayton Weatherston.
(John Kirk-Anderson/The Press)
The Elliott family leave court after Clayton Weatherston was found
guilty by the jury of murdering Sophie
Elliott. They are, from left:
Chris, Lesley, Nic and Gil Elliott.
(Peter Meechan/The Press)
Sophie Elliott and Clayton Weatherston in a picture posted on her
Facebook page.
Sophie Elliott and Clayton Weatherston in a picture posted on her
Facebook page.
The victim
Sophie Elliott
Sophie Elliott
Sophie Elliott
Clayton Robert Weatherston biography
