A man has been found guilty of strangling British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand.
The 27-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is expected to be sentenced on 21 February over the death.
Earlier, the court heard he stuffed Ms Millane's body into a suitcase, which was
During a two-week trial, he had claimed she died accidentally during "rough sex".
The defendant, 27, stuffed the British backpacker's body inside a suitcase which was found buried in bushland outside Auckland, New Zealand. Source: Facebook: Grace Emmie Rose Millane
On Friday a jury found the man guilty of Ms Millane's murder on 1 December last year, rejecting the argument after just hours of deliberation.
Prosecutors said the post-mortem examinations found bruises "consistent with restraint" on the Briton's body, indicating she had been strangled.
Ms Millane's parents wept in the public gallery as jurors found the defendant guilty of murder, according to local media reports.
A woman lights candles during a candlelight vigil for murdered British tourist Grace Millane at Cathedral Square in Christchurch, 12 December 2018. Source: AAP
Jurors heard the pair had met via the Tinder dating app that night -
Ms Millane was travelling around New Zealand after finishing university.
Police found her body on 9 December in bushland just a few metres from a scenic drive in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges.
