Global InformationMurder of Grace Millane information
| Murder of Grace Millane | |
|---|---|
 Grace Millane in her university graduation | |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Date | 2 December, 2018 |
Attack type | Murder by strangulation |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Grace Millane |
| Perpetrator | Jesse Shane Kempson |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Murder |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment |
Grace Emmie Rose Millane[1] (2 December 1996 – 2 December 2018) was a British tourist who was murdered in Auckland, New Zealand, in December 2018. A 26-year-old man, Jesse Shane Kempson,[2] was charged with her murder on 8 December 2018, and her body was found in the Waitākere Ranges to the west of Auckland the following day (he also went on a Tinder date that day while her body was still in his room). Kempson's name was until 2020 suppressed by New Zealand courts, meaning it could not be published in New Zealand; however, some international media outlets chose to publish it contrary to the New Zealand court order.[3]
Kempson was tried at the Auckland High Court in November 2019; he claimed that she had died during consensual sex. After a three-week trial, he was convicted by a unanimous guilty verdict and later sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years. Kempson filed an appeal against his conviction, which was dismissed by New Zealand's Court of Appeal on 18 December 2020.[4] The suppression order was lifted by the New Zealand Supreme Court on 22 December 2020. It was also revealed that he had been convicted of rape and sexual abuse charges relating to two other women in October and November 2020.[5][6]
- ^ "Grace Millane Funeral: Family Pay Tribute to Murdered Backpacker". Australia Times. Archived from the original (JPEG image) on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Sam & Boyle, Chelsea (22 December 2020). "British backpacker Grace Millane's murderer named as Jesse Kempson, sexual violence trials revealed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Hurley, Sam; Boyle, Chelsea (18 December 2020). "Grace Millane's killer loses appeal of murder conviction and sentence, while suppression continues". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Owen, Catrin (18 December 2020). "Grace Millane: Backpacker's murderer loses conviction and sentence appeal". Stuff. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020.
- ^ Robson, Sarah (25 December 2020). "Grace Milland's killer named as Jesse Kempson after Supreme Court appeal denied". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Hurley, Sam; Boyle, Chelsea (22 December 2020). "British backpacker Grace Millane's murderer named as Jesse Kempson, sexual violence trials revealed". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.