Murderer Clayton Weatherston has reportedly been moved into an at-risk prison unit after a bounty was put on his head.
Weatherston was yesterday convicted of fatally stabbing his former girlfriend Sophie Elliott 216 times.
Two sources told Newstalk ZB Christchurch Men's Prison inmates had taunted Weatherston from the moment he arrived at the prison.
One of the sources said $55,000 had been offered in exchange for Weatherston's "unpleasant death" and that price was expected to reach six figures.
A Corrections spokesperson said the department did not comment on a prisoner's management for safety and security reasons.
All newly sentenced prisoners were managed in accordance with their custodial requirements.
