(CNN)The family of murdered Grace Millane has thanked the country’s people for their compassion and said the British backpacker “will forever be a Kiwi.”
Millane’s father David flew out to New Zealand and has visited the site where her body was found. He and Grace’s uncle, Martin, also took part in a traditional Maori blessing of the site.
“Grace was not born here and only managed to stay a few weeks, but you have taken her to your hearts and in some small way she will forever be a Kiwi,” the family said in a statement released on Wednesday.
