Scott Watson’s father hopes the Court of Appeals will acquit his son

Scott Watson at the Supreme Court in Christchurch in May 2015. Photo: Supplied Just over 25 years ago, two young New Year’s Eve revelers, Olivia Hope, 17, and Ben Smart, 21, were spotted aboard a mysterious yacht with an unknown elderly man . They were never seen again. Local boat builder Scott Watson was arrested and later found guilty of double murder. But he’s always professed his innocence, and so has his father Chris, who hopes a last-ditch appeals hearing in May will finally clear his son’s name. Kurt Bayer reports.