Grace Millane's murderer named, sexual violence trials revealed
Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 11:06AM
Jesse Kempson watches on during his first appearance in court in December 2018. Photo / Michael Craig
Grace Millane's murderer named, sexual violence trials revealed
Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 11:06AM
The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane can now legally be named in New Zealand.
He is Jesse Shane Kempson.
And it can now be revealed Kempson faced two further trials for violent sexual offending against two other women.
The 28-year-old Auckland man's identity was due to be revealed last Friday, but with just minutes before an 11am deadline, the Supreme Court decided to keep suppression in place until it could make a final determination.