Book description
Sophie Elliott had everything to live for, until her ex boyfriend
decided otherwise. The gripping mother's tale of a murder that shocked
New Zealand. Sophie Elliott had good looks, intelligence, friends, a
loving family, a degree under her belt and a new job at the Treasury in
Wellington. And then, the day before she left Dunedin to take up that
job, she was brutally stabbed to death in her own home by her former
boyfriend, Clayton Weatherston. He was much older and one of her
lecturers at the university. When the public came to take his measure at
his high-profile trial in 2010, his narcissistic, manipulative
personality stunned the nation. Sophie's mother Lesley has weathered the
horror of her daughter's death, and the gruelling process of the trial,
to set up a foundation to help young women identify when they might be
in a relationship that puts them in harm's way à Â- as Sophie was,
unbeknownst to her and her family à Â- and how to seek help. This book
is Lesley's tribute to a daughter she adored, her harrowing account of a
tragedy no family should ever have to endure, and her inspiring decision
to make sure that Sophie's legacy endures. It's also her challenge to
the justice system on behalf of victims. Lesley Elliott is the mother
of the late Sophie Elliott. She lives in Dunedin and is the founder of
the Sophie Elliott Foundation. W. J. O' Brien is a retired former senior
police officer who is the author of over 20 books, including the book on
the Aramoana tragedy.
