New Zealand’s Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Christchurch mosque attacker Brenton Tarrant to overturn his conviction and sentence for the 2019 mass shooting that killed 51 people. Read More: New Zealand mosque attacker to face survivors, victims’ families in Tarrant, a white supremacist, had pleaded guilty to carrying out New Zealand’s deadliest modern-day terror […]
Brenton Tarrant
Christchurch mosque shooter appeals conviction
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in 2019, launched an appeal on Monday seeking to overturn his conviction, citing his mental state and detention conditions at the time of his guilty plea. Read More: New Zealand bans video game glorifying Christchurch mosque Tarrant, an Australian former […]
New Zealand disarms police as terror threat level lowered
New Zealand police on Wednesday ended the routine arming of frontline officers as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre. Police and security agencies reduced the threat level from high to medium, meaning authorities judge that another attack, violent criminal behavior, or violent protest remains “feasible” rather than “very […]
‘Ordinary white man’? Picture of New Zealand accused emerges
Brenton Tarrant was not on any terrorist watch-list and appeared to have no criminal history A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an “ordinary white man” — until he became anything but ordinary. The gunman behind the massacre of 49 […]