GUILTY NEW ZEALAND - Grace Millane, 22, British backpacker, Auckland, 1 Dec 2018 #3

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"She said the killer had "taken my daughter's future" and robbed her family of so many memories."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"She said she received a phone call in December 2018 from her husband David "confirming the worst possible news ever".

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[Sarahlou]

Thanks for the updates. Fingers crossed for a decent sentence

 

[jamjim]

"Gillian said she sat in "agonising pain" for days not knowing where he daughter was, as police searched for the missing backpacker."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"The terror and pain she must have experienced at your hands, as a mother I would have done anything to change places with her.

"She died terrified and alone in a room with you."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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She said her daughter was murdered by a man whose "name can't even be spoken"

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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She said she has needed weekly counselling sessions since her daughter's death.

"I never look forward to family and friend's events."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"Gillian said she often sprays some of Grace's perfume in her room to help remember her daughter."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"The news she recieved when Grace was found in a shallow grave will "haunt" her for the rest of her life, Gillian said."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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Gillian said photographs of Grace will be the only thing the Millanes can share with their family for the rest of their lives.

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"During Gillian's statement the killer has had his head bowed in the dock and is not looking at the screen or courtroom.

He regularly rubs his face and keeps his eyes closed."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"I will miss my darling Grace until my last breath," Gillian said.

She added she simply doesn't care about the killer.

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"Crown prosecutor Brian Dickey is now providing Justice Simon Moore with his oral submissions.

He said the murder displayed a high-level of brutality."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"Dickey said Millane's death by strangulation was a "very personalised" way to kill a person."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"Dickey said the actions of the killer after Millane's murder showed callousness, including his search for internet and taking intimate photos of Millane's dead body."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"Dickey said the actions of the killer after Millane's murder showed callousness, including his search for internet and taking intimate photos of Millane's dead body.

He said the killer "erotised" the murder which displayed "depravity".

But the murderer's actions didn't stop there as he tried to "cover up his tracks" and lie to police."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"There was a high-degree of "cruelty, depravity, and callousness", Dickey said."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"The verdict of the jury, Dickey said, showed this was not "rough sex gone wrong" but a murder."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

[jamjim]

"It was a violent death for Grace Millane."

"As Dickey talks to Justice Moore, the killer is attentive and listening to what the prosecutor has to say."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death

 

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"Ian Brookie, the killer's lawyer, is now beggining his oral submissions.

He said the Millane family's accute sense of loss is acknowledged.

But, the killer maintains his innocence, Brookie said."

Grace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced this morning over British backpacker's death