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Apr 2024
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70: The "Rough Sex Defence” For MURDER: ...

Eleanor Neale
About this episode
Today’s case is about Grace Millane, who was strangled to death by her Tinder date in Auckland, New Zealand in 2018. Grace’s case shocked the country and held a mirror up to a society with a problem of violence towards women.

Trigger Warning: rape, sexual assault, domestic violence
Resources: https://linktr.ee/usualdisclaimer

Please take the time to visit Love Grace - the handbag appeal set up by Grace’s family and friends as a legacy in Grace Millane’s name, to help women that have been affected by domestic violence.


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