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		</div><p>The mother of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane told her killer she is tormented over “the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hands”.</p>
<p>A 28-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, strangled Ms Millane in a hotel in Auckland after meeting her via Tinder on December 1, 2018 – the day before her 22nd birthday.</p>
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<p>Her body was later found buried in a suitcase in a forested area outside the city in New Zealand.</p>
<p>Gillian Millane told the killer she died “terrified and alone in a room with you”.</p>
<p>Speaking via video-link at Auckland High Court, Mrs Millane said: “As a mother I would have done anything to change places with her.</p>
<p>“I sit full of guilt knowing I couldn’t help her, that I should have been there.</p>
<blockquote><p>Your barbaric actions towards my Grace is beyond comprehension</p></blockquote>
<p>The defendant claimed Ms Millane died accidentally after the pair engaged in rough sex that went too far.</p>
<p>A jury in November rejected that argument and found the man guilty.</p>
<figure id="attachment_149917" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-149917" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-149917" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6822C145-2E15-43DD-BE6C-58FE50B8FF34.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="376" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-149917" class="wp-caption-text">CCTV showed Grace Millane inside a hotel lift with the 28-year-old male convicted of her murder</figcaption></figure>
<p>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”.</p>
<p>Speaking on the steps of the court, Detective Inspector Scott Beard said he felt “rough sex” should not be considered a defence to murder.</p>
<p>“Strangling someone for five to ten minutes until they die is not rough sex,” he said.</p>
<p>“If people are going to use that type of defence, all it actually does is repetitively revictimises the victim and the victim’s family.</p>
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<p>“In this case, the Millanes have had to sit through a trial for a number of weeks and their daughter’s background, rightly or wrongly, was out in the public.</p>
<p>“I don’t believe that rough sex should be a defence. I understand why the defence would use it but the bottom line is the individual has killed someone.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_149915" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-149915" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-149915" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/A8739518-D068-45FD-B7BC-D0FAC2E80C6A.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="800" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-149915" class="wp-caption-text">Grace Millane’s body was found near a beauty spot on the outskirts of Auckland</figcaption></figure>
<p>During the trial, the jurors heard from forensic experts who examined the accused’s apartment for blood stains as well as Miss Millane’s body after her death.</p>
<p>They were also shown footage of the woman and the defendant drinking at various bars in Auckland and kissing before they returned to his apartment.</p>
<p>Video footage of her exiting an elevator on the third floor marked the last recorded time Miss Millane was seen alive.</p>
<p>Police officers said phone data showed the killer had used Google to browse websites for large duffel bags, suitcases and car hire after Miss Millane died.</p>
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<p>The defendant’s phone was also used to search for “flesh-eating birds” and “are there vultures in New Zealand?”.</p>
<p>Records showed the defendant had searched online for “the hottest fire”, “large bags near me” and “Waitakere Ranges”.</p>
<p>The Millane family have now set up a charity in her memory, called Love Grace, where handbags and toiletries are collected for domestic abuse victims.</p>
<p>The project is now running in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Britain.</p>
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