Miss Elliott’s father, Gil Elliott, told the Otago Daily Times he sent a written submission to the parole board about six weeks ago, having gone back over everything that happened at the time. While he did not think the parole board would let Weatherston out on the first occasion, "theoretically, they could". He hoped members of the parole board were "well and truly aware" of what narcissists were and what they were capable of. "If they let him out, then it’s a risk that the parole board takes that he will not react to some perceived insult. The parole board needed to understand there was no cure for NPD — "once a narcissist, always a narcissist".

Source: Otago Daily Times January 18, 2026 15:32 UTC