The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane can now legally be named in New Zealand
The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane can now legally be named in New Zealand
22 December 2020
He is Jesse Shane Kempson.
And it can be revealed Kempson has also been convicted in further trials for violent sexual offending against two other women.
The 28-year-old Auckland man's identity was due to be revealed last Friday, but just minutes before an 11am deadline, the Supreme Court decided to maintain suppression until it made a final determination.
Today, the top court ordered suppression to lapse when it denied his last-ditch appeal against his conviction and sentence.
It means his previous offending can also be revealed.
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