[grace millane suspect]Auckland High Court via Simon Atkinson/Twitter * Warning: This story contains upsetting details of a violent crime. * British backpacker Grace Millane was killed the night before her 22nd birthday after a Tinder date in Auckland, New Zealand, last year. * Her date, a 27-year-old man from New Zealand, was convicted of her murder on Friday. * He had repeatedly denied murder, claiming that she died by accident after she asked him to choke her during consensual sex. * It is currently illegal to report the man's name due to a legal restriction put in place last year by a New Zealand judge. He will be sentenced in February 2020, at which point the restriction may be lifted. * Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. A New Zealand man has been convicted of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane after a Tinder date last December. But it's still illegal to report his identity. The 27-year-old man was found guilty of strangling Millane to death on Friday, the BBC and Associated Press (AP) reported.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: 5 things about the NFL that football fans may not know SEE ALSO: * How Prince Andrew's voluntary decision to do a prime-time interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein set his reputation on fire and tanked his royal career * Inside London's Billionaires Row: The Greek fashion tycoon's home that became a Reddit-famous murder scene on New Year's Day 1985 * Inside London's Billionaires Row: Salman Rushdie's one-time fortified safe house at 9 The Bishops Avenue
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