Christchurch Mosque Shooter Loses Bid to Overturn Conviction
The man responsible for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, which killed 51 people, has lost his bid to abandon his guilty pleas and appeal his conviction. A New Zealand court rejected his application, solidifying his life sentence.
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White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
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Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimes The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against his guilty pleas, after one of New Zealand’s highest courts said his bid was “utterly devoid of merit”. Brenton Tarrant, who is responsible for the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history, asked the court of appeal in February to allow him t...
By Eva Corlett in Wellington
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Brenton Tarrant shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers, including children, at two Christchurch mosques in 2019.
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New Zealand's Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Brenton Tarrant to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks
By Charlotte Graham-McLay
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The Court of Appeal's decision means the appeal process is now at an end.
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White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed. The 35-year-old admitted to carrying out New Zealand’s deadliest modern day mass shooting before being sentenced to life in prison in August 2020. He appealed to the Court of Appeal in February, saying “torturous and inhumane” detention conditions during his trial made him incapable of making...
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The man who massacred 51 Muslim worshippers had claimed he was incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty.
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The Australian white supremacist will remain in prison for the rest of his life after the Court of Appeal dismissed his bid to get an appeal.
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Appeal denied based on inconsistent account, contradiction in prison records, mental health assessments
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