Thousands raised for charity to mark third anniversary of backpacker Grace Millane's death

Grace was backpacking around New Zealand when she was killed on 2 December 2018. Credit: Lucie Blackman Trust/PA Images

More than £2,600 has been raised for charity to mark three years since the murder of University of Lincoln graduate Grace Millane.

Grace was backpacking around New Zealand when she was killed on 2 December 2018 - the day before her 22nd birthday - by Jesse Kempson, who she had arranged to meet on the dating app Tinder.

This week - named 'Grace's Week' - sports teams and societies from across the university have been holding fundraising challenges to mark the anniversary.

One of those was a 250 minute hockey game, organised by the team she used to play for.

The money raised will go towards three charities: White Ribbon UK, Lucie Blackman Trust and The Blue Door.

On a Just Giving page the society said: "Grace was a bright light within ULHC, with the biggest heart, and there for anyone no matter the time of day or how busy she was. She captained the Ladies 2’s in her second year and when off the pitch she was always on the sidelines cheering on the club.

"You could guarantee she would be dancing the nights away with VKs in hand in Quack, whipping her hair back and forth to Proud Mary by Tina Turner or singing her heart out to Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran."

A recent three-part documentary on ITV2 called Social Media Murders explored Grace's tragic murder, alongside two other killings.