Her body lay still in the bedroom. Despite this, the 27-year-old man on a new date.
the Day before he had met the 21-year-old british backpacker Grace Millane, which he had contacted through the datingappen Peaks.
They had sex, but the encounter was fatal for the young british woman.
She was choked, and some weeks later was her body found in a suitcase in the fjeldområdet Waitakere Ranges outside of Auckland.
the Killing of Grace Millane in december last year has shaken the whole of New Zealand.
Friday was the 27-year-old man convicted of the killing, but according to the BBC, he showed no emotion as the verdict was read.
During the trial, refused the young man guilty of killing.
He claimed that she died by accident, when they had sex.
According to his explanation, it was a tough and advanced sexleg that went wrong.
Kvælningen was meant as a method to increase the sexual pleasure, but accidentally cost her life.
It came to light that the 27-year-old man, whose identity is not yet known by the public, took pains to dispose of the body.
Overvågningsbilleder revealed that he bought a suitcase, a spade, and cleaning products.
There were also some pictures of him where he drags a suitcase believed to contain the body of the young woman.
Grace Millanes parents sat in the public gallery during the trial, and they were clearly marked by the macabre information that came forward.
“Grace was torn from us in the most brutal manner. Our life is sunk in the gravel. We are going to carry it here with us for the rest of your life. Grace was a beautiful, talented and lovely daughter,” said her father David after the trial according to The Guardian.
in February it gets decided what punishment the 27-year-old should have.