US EditionChristchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction
The court said his convictions were supported by overwhelming evidence and rejected claims that prison conditions made his guilty pleas involuntary.
- The New Zealand Court of Appeal rejected Brenton Tarrant's bid to overturn his 2020 guilty pleas on Thursday, dismissing his claim that prison conditions rendered him irrational during the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.
- Tarrant, the Australian terrorist who murdered 51 worshippers in March 2019, argued his guilty pleas were provoked by "irrationality" induced by solitary confinement while serving life without parole.
- Judges found Tarrant's claims inconsistent with evidence from corrections staff and psychologists who confirmed he remained of sound mind, ruling the case was of "significant public interest" to be finally determined.
- While the court granted Tarrant's application to abandon his sentence appeal, victims expressed relief the ruling spares them from reliving trauma in a new trial.
- Legal experts suggest the mass killer may pursue other avenues, including human rights bodies at the United Nations level, though today's judgment marks a significant milestone for victims and their families.
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milletnews.comNew Zealand court dismisses Christchurch mosque attacker’s appeal
Brenton Tarrant was seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas
The man who carried out an attack on two mosques in New Zealand in 2019, shooting dead 51 people, is not allowed to appeal his criminal case. With this ruling, the New Zealand Court of Appeal determined that Brenton Tarrant's life sentence stands. The Australian Tarrant, who streamed footage of the massacre via Facebook, pleaded guilty in 2020 and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. In 2022, he intended to appea…
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The white supremacist who shot to death 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost his bid to overturn his convictions and sentence at the country's Court of Appeal on Thursday.
Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant loses appeal to withdraw guilty pleas in New Zealand
Wellington: The white supremacist who shot to death 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to abandon his guilty pleas at the country's Court of Appeal on Thursday.The panel of three judges dismissed Brenton Tarrant's claim that harsh prison conditions prompted his involuntarily admission to the terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges he faced. The Australian man, who is now 35, murdered 51 worshippers and…
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