New Zealand Mosque Shooting

• New Zealand mosque shooter may appeal conviction and life imprisonment, lawyer says

  Australian Brenton Tarrant was subject to inhumane and degrading treatment in jail, prompting him to plead guilty under duress, his lawyer wrote in a memo to the chief coroner.

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  Nov 8, 2021
  
• ‘Darkest day’: New Zealand marks 2nd anniversary of Christchurch mosque shootings

  During the service, the names of each of the 51 people who were killed by a white supremacist gunman were read out, and the efforts of first responders were also acknowledged.

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  Mar 13, 2021
  
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• Report on New Zealand mosque shootings calls for police, intelligence improvements

  The Royal Commission of Inquiry report concludes that despite the shortcomings of various agencies, there were no clear signs the attack was imminent.

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  Dec 8, 2020
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• New Zealand mosque shooter who killed 51 sentenced to life without possibility of parole

  The judge imposed the maximum available sentence on 29-year-old Australian gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the first time the sentence has been imposed in New Zealand.

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  Aug 26, 2020
• ‘Your hatred is unnecessary’: Families face New Zealand mosque shooter in court

  Two dozen victims and family members told the court about the pain of losing husbands, wives, sons and brothers.

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  Aug 24, 2020
• ‘Traumatic’: New Zealand mosque shooting survivors to face gunman at sentencing

  Al-Umari is one of more than 60 survivors and family members who this week in court will confront the white supremacist who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history, when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in March 2019.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2020
• Shot 9 times, New Zealand mosque shooting survivor looks forward to fresh start

  He says he doesn’t want to keep working at the kebab shop he ran with a business partner at the time of the attack and is now trying to sell his stake.

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  Mar 15, 2020
• New Zealanders turn in thousands of guns as buyback begins

  New Zealanders have handed over more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back scheme prompted by a mass shooting.

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  Jul 21, 2019
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• Retailer that sold guns to accused Christchurch shooter wants to open megastore

  The plans have aroused concern from the community in the South Island city, media said.

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  Jul 18, 2019
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• Alleged shooter in New Zealand mosque attack pleads not guilty

  Brenton Tarrant is accused of carrying out an attack on two mosques in March that claimed 51 lives.

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  Jun 13, 2019