Man jailed for 17 years for murder of British backpacker Grace Millane

File Photo. Grace Millane. Image: Lucie Blackman Trust/PA Images File Photo. Grace Millane. Image: Lucie Blackman Trust/PA Images A 28-YEAR-old man has been jailed for at least 17 years for the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand.

The defendant claimed Ms Millane died accidentally after the pair engaged in rough sex that went too far.Jailing him for life with a minimum term of 17 years, Mr Justice Simon Moore told the murderer his actions amounted to “conduct that underscores a lack of empathy and sense of self-entitlement and objectification”.

They were also shown footage of the woman and the defendant drinking at various bars throughout Auckland and kissing before they returned to his apartment. The defendant’s phone was also used to search for “flesh-eating birds” and “are there vultures in New Zealand?”.

17 yrs isn’t long enough for taking her life but at least he didn’t get away with

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