Grace Millane: man convicted of British backpacker's murder to appeal

Man, whose identity is suppressed in New Zealand, will appeal against both his conviction and his life sentence

The man found guilty of the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane will appeal his conviction and life sentence, lawyers said on Wednesday.

In November a jury of seven women and five men took just five hours to unanimously agree that the accused, whose name is suppressed, murdered Millane in his hotel room after the pair met on a date in Auckland's CBD.