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Grace Milane s killer loses legal bid but still can t be named
By Catrin Owen
The man found guilty of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane has lost his appeal against his conviction and prison sentence â but he still can t be named.
The 28-year-old, who now has name suppression until further court order, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for the murder of Grace, 21, who was from Essex in the UK.
The graduate of England s University of Lincoln died sometime between December 1 and 2, 2018 after she went on a Tinder date with the man in Auckland s CBD.
Grace Millane s murderer due to be named tomorrow
(Photo / File) Thu, 17 Dec 2020, 2:52PM
The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane is due to be named tomorrow morning unless New Zealand s top court intervenes.
In August, the killer took his case to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to overturn his murder conviction and sentence.
The court will release its decision tomorrow morning at 11am.
Today, the Court of Appeal s President Justice Stephen Kós, alongside Justice Patricia Courtney and Justice Mark Cooper, also ruled the murderer s interim name suppression will lapse at the same time.
The killer can still, however, ask the Supreme Court before 11am for an order continuing suppression until a second appeal is heard.
Grace Millane s murderer due to be named tomorrow as Court of Appeal set to deliver judgment
17 Dec, 2020 01:27 AM
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Focus Live: The man convicted of murdering Grace Millane has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison, but he will likely appeal.
Focus Live: The man convicted of murdering Grace Millane has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison, but he will likely appeal.
NZ Herald
The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane is due to be named tomorrow morning unless New Zealand s top court intervenes.
The court will release its decision tomorrow morning at 11am.