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Christchurch mosque attacks court case (New Zealand)

The defendant pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and a terrorist act after the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. The High Court sentenced him in August 2020.


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The official court summary is linked. No attack footage or extremist propaganda is hosted or linked here.

Reader discussion Discuss this published case · comments are unverified Original source Courts of New Zealand · R v Tarrant [2020] NZHC 2192