Sophie’s Legacy

Sophie Elliott had everything to live for - 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 narcissitic, 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 - as Sophie
was, unbeknownst to her and her family - 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.