Christchurch shooter pleads not guilty on 92 charges

Christchurch shooter pleads not guilty on 92 charges

The man accused of carrying out the brutal shootings at two mos­q­ues in New Zealand’s Chris­t­church city that killed 51 people, on Friday pleaded not guilty on all the 92 charges levelled against him.

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, June 14, 2019, 07:58 PM IST
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Christchurch: The man accused of carrying out the brutal shootings at two mos­q­ues in New Zealand’s Chris­t­church city that killed 51 people, on Friday pleaded not guilty on all the 92 charges levelled against him. This was the 29-year-old Australian national Brenton Tarrant’s third court appearance following New Zealand’s deadliest terrorist attacks on March 15.

Tarrant, faces one count of engaging in a terrorist act, 51 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder for the mass shootings he allegedly committed at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques as Muslim worshipers were conducting their Friday prayer, reports Efe news.

According to public broadcaster Radio New Zealand, Tarrant, who witnessed the proceedings through teleconference as he remains detained in a high-security prison in Auckland, appeared to smile on the screen as one of his two attorneys entered the plea on his behalf before the Christchurch High Court. The not guilty plea was met with some gasps among the audience, which included survivors and relatives of the victims.

Most of the massacre was live-streamed through Tarrant’s alleged social media accounts, imitating the style of first-person shooter videogames. During the hearing, Justice Cameron Mander said the mental health assessments he had received indicated that Tarrant was fit to stand trial.

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