According to the British Sun on February 20, a 22-year-old female college girl Grace Millane dating a Tinder (a foreign mobile dating app) netizen, but was strangled to death by the other party. On February 20 local time, the murderer was finally sentenced to 17 years in prison without parole.
Picture: Grace Milani
Grace is from Wickford, Essex, UK. She was originally a marketing graduate at Lincoln University. After graduation, she started a backpacking trip and dated a 27-year-old man in New Zealand on December 1, 2018, and was killed on her 22nd birthday that night or the next morning. Later, her body was found buried in a shallow grave in a forest area outside Auckland. Prosecutors said the murderer strangled her and put her body in a suitcase before being buried.
Picture: The victim's mother Gillian Millane
On February 20, her mother Gillian Millane attended the trial via video and said to the murderer: "My daughter died alone in your room in fear, you took away all the good memories that my family and I will create."
Picture: The victim's brother Dickran Millane
Mrs. Millane also read a letter in tears, saying that she called Grace "my friend, my best friend."
"When I think I never have the chance to kiss my Grace again and say goodbye to her, my tears couldn't stop flowing down. Even when I was about to leave this world and I still miss my dear Grace when I had my last breath."
Picture: Surveillance video before the murder
Grace's brother Diclan Millane and her sister-in-law also appeared in the video link, with Grace's photo placed in the background. The brother cried and said, "The murderer not only took away my sister's life, but also took part of my life. Since Grace's death, my life is no longer complete."
The murderer lowered his head after hearing the impact of his "barbaric behavior" on Grace's family.
Judge Simon Moore said to the murderer: "You are a stranger and she trusts you. You are strong and Grace is a small girl, you are physically dominant."
In court, it was discovered that the murderer who killed Grace was a fantasy who once told his potential partner that he had cancer, his parents had passed away, and his cousin was a New Zealand rugby athlete in an attempt to seduce these girls. In fact, he was just a failed salesman who was fired shortly before the murder of Grace. Due to judicial reasons, the murderer's name cannot be disclosed.
