Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherThe killer of British backpacker Grace Millane is launching an appeal against his conviction, even though his own defence lawyer calls his actions “inexcusable.”The 28-year-old man, whose name cannot be released in New Zealand due to reporting restrictions, was handed a sentence of life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years at the end of his trial in February.But at a court hearing in Auckland on Thursday, defence lawyer Rachel Reed said that, while her client had undeniably done the wrong thing by concealing her body, there were legal technicalities that entitled him to appeal against his sentence.“I do not in any way seek to condone or excuse.
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