jahche broughton , 15 , was sentenced to childhood term and ordered to serve at least 12 - and - a - third decades behind bars for the crime on january 17 last year . miss thompson , 26 , from balearic , was killed as she worked her way west from a hang out with girlfriends in the east atlantic resort of taupo . she suffered fatal head fractures and ultimately died in hospital . a judge at the high court in tauranga told investigators that the sentences take into account his time and guilty plea . the teenager was 14 when he set out the rape and is believed to be one of the only convicted criminals in new zealand to be given a life sentence .
Jahche Broughton is the murderer of Miss Aim.