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Appeal by Brenton Tarrant Heard Quietly as Christchurch Massacre Details Largely Unspoken
Brenton Tarrant claims solitary confinement caused a nervous breakdown leading to irrational guilty pleas; Crown lawyers argue conviction was inevitable and appeal lacks merit.
- On Friday, a three-judge panel in the Court of Appeal in Wellington heard final arguments opposing Brenton Tarrant's application to discard his 2020 admissions, with Tarrant appearing by video from Auckland Prison; the judges gave no ruling and will decide later.
- Tarrant says his solitary, austere detention made him irrational when he entered guilty pleas in March 2020, seeking to have his convictions vacated.
- Barnaby Hawes, Crown lawyer, told the court that contemporaneous clinical records and experts, including Dr Jeremy Skipworth, found Tarrant fit to plead, while former defence lawyers Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson confirmed he consistently intended to plead guilty.
- Families, including Aya Al‑Umari, face an anxious wait as appeal judges consider whether to vacate Tarrant’s guilty pleas, which could send the case back to the High Court for a retrial, Laracy said.
- Officials have legally banned the manifesto and livestreamed video to curb extremist spread, while New Zealand authorities limited courtroom access; Professor Gillespie said, `I think New Zealand has learned from the Breivik experience and is ensuring much tighter control of the media and the reporting.
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Tarrant appeals against 51 NZ murders officially based on tenuous grounds of poor prison conditions
From New Zealand Herald and Cairns News Cairns News finds it hard to believe Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant is spinning the narrative he was so traumatised by “harsh” prison conditions he was unable to make a rational plea in his original court proceedings. He is seeking leave to appeal against his convictions and to […] The post Tarrant appeals against 51 NZ murders officially based on tenuous grounds of poor prison conditions appe…
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