New Zealand Conservative

Clayton Weatherston has put in an early appeal, offering shocking new information that the judge agrees puts an entirely different perspective on the killing of Sophie Elliot. Said Clayton: "As everyone well knows, Sophie was a nice person. And yet I claimed she was not. The reason for this is clear. She was possessed by a devil and I tried to expunge the evil through a loving exorcism. Unfortunately, in spite of my best efforts, she died." Based on this startling new evidence, the judge was understood to be considering reducing the charge to manslaughter and letting Clayton off with a stern warning. "Enough damage has been done." This new defence strategy was the brain-child of Judith Ablett-Kerr QC, who remained unrepentant with this new line of defence. "Our justice system is an adversarial one, and it is my duty to use every trick in the book, no matter how distasteful. That is why this new line of defence is appropriate, especially now there is preced...

Glen Stinson was a convicted pedophile. He was let out. He was then back in the courts facing new charges, and was freed on bail. He was found in a bedroom with a young girl. He was later murdered*: Glen Stinson's body was found with severe head injuries in the driveway of a poultry farm near Foxton on July 28. He was on bail facing three charges of indecent assault and one of attempted rape on a girl under the age of 12. Stinson had several previous convictions for sex offending on young girls. After we punish the people that murdered him, does the legal system extend to punishing the people that let him out again? -------- Related Link: Three now charged with murder of pedophile *This is the way I understand the situation. The court case is proceeding, so the details are light.