He has previously been screened into court via video link from a maximum security prison in Auckland, other than a brief appearance in the dock of a closed court the day after the shootings. Some of the survivors and the families of his victims will be allowed in the courtroom for their first encounter with him since the shootings on Mar 15, 2019. Tarrant is expected to be present at the Christchurch courthouse for the four-day sentencing hearing that begins Monday (Aug 24) amid tight security and unprecedented reporting restrictions for media. READ: One year after mosque massacre, New Zealand is fighting rising hate READ: New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack WELLINGTON: The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in last year's New Zealand mosque shootings will face survivors of his rampage during a sentencing hearing next week that is likely to see him jailed for life.įar-right extremist Brenton Tarrant was convicted in March of 51 murder charges, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism, after dropping his previous not guilty plea.
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