Claims we'll never know what happened to Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
Claims we'll never know what happened to Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
27 June 2020
In 1999 Scott Watson was convicted of murdering the pair in the Marlborough Sounds.
Now after several attempts to prove his innocence, his case is headed to the Court of Appeal.
Massey University Law Professor Chris Gallivan says the case will come down to DNA evidence - not where the pair are.
But he says the evidence left behind doesn't provide a sound basis for a conviction to stand against Scott Watson.
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