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The Waitakere Ranges are a chain of hills in the Auckland Region, generally running approximately 25 km from north to south, 25 km west of central Auckland, New Zealand. The ranges and surrounding areas were traditionally known to local Māori as Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa.

Grace Millane murder trial: Backpacker died 'accidentally during sex'

Grace Millane murder trial: Backpacker died 'accidentally during sex'
Feb 16,2020 8:22 am

... Grace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland The man has admitted putting Ms Millane s body in a suitcase and burying it in the Waitākere Ranges, a mountainous woodland area outside Auckland...

Grace Millane murder accused 'struggled to put body in suitcase'

Grace Millane murder accused 'struggled to put body in suitcase'
Feb 16,2020 8:14 am

... Grace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland The defendant said he left Ms Millane half in half out of the suitcase in his Auckland hotel room while he went to buy bleach and then again when he went on a Tinder date...

Grace Millane trial: CCTV 'shows backpacker's body in suitcase'

Grace Millane trial: CCTV 'shows backpacker's body in suitcase'
Feb 16,2020 8:07 am

... Grace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland She said he had been intense while talking about it and empathetic with the man in the story...

Grace Millane trial: Suspect 'cleaned up blood' in apartment

Grace Millane trial: Suspect 'cleaned up blood' in apartment
Feb 16,2020 7:58 am

... On Thursday, the court heard the suspect s phone was used to search for flesh-eating birds and the question are there vultures in New Zealand? Other search terms included the hottest fire and Waitakere Ranges - the location that Ms Millane s body was eventually found in a suitcase...

Grace Millane death: Backpacker and murder accused 'on CCTV'

Grace Millane death: Backpacker and murder accused 'on CCTV'
Feb 16,2020 7:55 am

... The court has been told he buried her later in a suitcase in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland...

Grace Millane death: Prosecution presents first evidence

Grace Millane death: Prosecution presents first evidence
Feb 16,2020 7:52 am

... The court heard he buried her later in a suitcase in the Waitakere Ranges, near Auckland...

Grace Millane trial: CCTV 'shows backpacker's body in suitcase'

Feb 16,2020 7:52 am

A jury has been shown CCTV of A Man accused of murdering a British backpacker pushing a suitcase said to contain her body.

Grace Millane, of Wickford, Essex, died on The Night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand .

The Suspect , who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder.

He had been on a date with Ms Millane The Day before he left his Auckland hotel with two suitcases. Prosecutors claim Ms Millane was in one of them.

The court heard the suitcase was then buried in woodland outside The City .

Prosecutors allege The Suspect strangled Ms Millane before disposing of her body.

But the defendant claims the University of Lincoln graduate died on 1 December after they engaged in consensual rough Sex .

Grace Millane died on The Night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand

The footage showed The Man buying a suitcase, shovel and cleaning products as well as hiring a car in The Days after Ms Millane's death.

In his police interview The Man told officers he had been in a drunken stupor until 09:00 or 10:00 on 2 December - however the CCTV showed him buying a suitcase at 08:14.

He told police officers they could have the bag which was "still in my room" and had not been used.

However, footage also showed him buying a second grey suitcase.

The court was shown footage of the defendant buying a shovel

Auckland High Court also heard from a woman who went on a Tinder date with the 27-year-old defendant The Day after Ms Millane's death.

She Said : "He said he had heard of a guy who had asked his girlfriend to have rough Sex with him, strangulation and asphyxiation.

"He has tried to revive her but she died and he got sent down for Manslaughter . "

Grace Millane was found buried in the Waitakere Ranges , near Auckland

She Said he had been "intense" while talking about it and empathetic with The Man in the story.

He also discussed how his Police Officer friends had been struggling due to The Number of bodies being buried in Waitakere Ranges , the area where Ms Millane's body was discovered.

After Ms Millane's death The Man washed the rental car and left the shovel at The Car wash and was also seen putting items, The Crown says her Personal Effects , in a bin in an Auckland park, The Jury was shown.

The Trial continues.



lincoln, wickford, grace millane trial, auckland, new zealand

Source of news: bbc.com

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