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Offender Databases Clayton Weatherston

Clayton Robert Weatherston

Alias

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Offences

Murder of 22 year old Sophie Elliott in her Ravensbourne, Dunedin home in January 2008

Victims

Sophie Elliott

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born January 1976

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to eighteen years minimum in September 2009
Unsuccessfully appealed conviction on every one of its eight grounds in June 2011
Applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court without success in September 2011
Earliest parole date January 2026

Background
Weatherston stabbed Sophie Elliott 216 times and grossly mutilated her body
NZ Herald story here with the sentencing here
Appealed the conviction but this has thankfully been dismissed, story here
However Weatherston still has the right to apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, story here

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