‘A life sentence’: Grace Millane murder leaves trail of shattered lives
As her murderer is sentenced to life in prison, the British backpacker’s family say they are ‘broken’ by the horrific crime that shook New Zealand
Detective Inspector Scott Beard, who led the the inquiry into the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane, described the horrific narrative of the case as “like reading a novel”; and on Friday the drama that has played out in New Zealand over the past 15 months reached its grim conclusion.
For the 28-year-old New Zealand man who strangled Millane there was life behind bars with a non-parole period of 17 years. By then he will be a middle-aged man.