Sophie Elliott's parents describe the trauma of attending Clayton Weatherston's murder trial, 18 months after he stabbed their daughter 216 times.

Women's Refuge says Weatherston's murder trial 'turned justice inside out', allowing a killer to persecute his dead ex-girlfriend and her family.

Sophie Elliott's family has called for the defence of provocation to be removed from the statute books. nzherald.co.nz takes a closer look at the law.

The jury in the Clayton Weatherston murder trial will continue their deliberations at 9.30am tomorrow.

Murder accused Clayton Weatherston said he threw his former girlfriend Sophie Elliott onto a bed during an argument and she later accused him of trying to rape her.