Scott Guy

The wife of jailed farmer Ewen Macdonald says she feels as though she has lived a double life and her whole marriage was a sham.

Slain farmer Scott Guy drunkenly confided to his sister that Ewen Macdonald was "the worst thing that happened to our family" and the farm would be better off without him, evidence withheld from the jury has revealed.

The parents of Ewen Macdonald say they are "totally at peace" with their son's assertion he did not murder Feilding farmer Scott Guy.

Until a July dawn two years ago, it was just another family-owned New Zealand dairy farm. But as Andrew Koubaridis writes, a farm gate murder changed all that, exposing a family's secrets and changing their lives forever.

Murder accused Ewen Macdonald told police he was "not that psycho" when accused of killing his brother-in-law Scott Guy.

Ewen Macdonald had "deep-seated resentment and anger" towards his brother-in-law Scott Guy that led him to a frenzied attack on his property and ultimately murder, the prosecution says.

Among many questions Anna Macdonald had for her husband after he was arrested for the murder of her brother was whether he did it.

Kylee Guy is still at a loss to understand why her husband was murdered.

It is little wonder human drama and murder mysteries are so popular in books and on television. Readers and viewers are appalled, intrigued and challenged. Death is so final, relationships so tangled and the unknown so tantalising. How much more compelling, therefore, when it is all so real - as in the violent slaying of Scott Guy at 5am in his Feilding driveway almost two years ago.

Murder accused Ewen Macdonald told police he gave his brother-in-law Scott Guy "a blast" about not pulling his weight on the farm.

Slain farmer Scott Guy's sister says the farm was not big enough for him and the brother-in-law accused of killing him.

The widow of murdered farmer Scott Guy is steeling herself for the heartwrenching task of unveiling his headstone as the first anniversary of his death nears.

The man alleged to have murdered Feilding farmer Scott Guy will defend the charge, his lawyer has reiterated.

Scott Guy's father had called a meeting to resolve lingering tensions between his son and the man charged with his murder.