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New Zealand court denies bid by mosque mass shooter to appeal conviction

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·about 1 month ago
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Brenton Tarrant shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers, including children, at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. Australian white supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents show. New Zealand’s ‌Court of Appeal denied Tarrant’s ⁠⁠appeal on Thursday, ruling that his attempt to overturn his guilty plea for the country’s deadliest mass shooting was “utterly devoid of merit”. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza list 2 of 4 US indicts Sinaloa governor, 9 others over Mexican drug cartel links list 3 of 4 Oil prices soar on fears of long supply disruption, US siege of Iran ports list 4 of 4 Pro-government rally in Tehran demands end to US threats end of list The 35-year-old had admitted to carrying out the mass shooting before being sentenced to life in prison in August 2020.…

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