He appeared to show little emotion as they read out their stories. Victims shared personal testimonies in court, some breaking down in tears, and others directly addressing Tarrant. He has been convicted of 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one charge of being engaged in a terrorist attack – the first person in New Zealand to be convicted of that offense – and is expected to receive a sentence of life in prison, and one of the heaviest non-parole periods in New Zealand’s history.Īt the hearing, the court heard that Tarrant had begun planning for the attack in 2017, and that he had intended to “kill as many people as he could.” He also planned to burn the mosques to the ground, and was on his way to a third site in Ashburton when police arrested him, said the prosecutor. On Monday, Brenton Tarrant, the Australian citizen who carried out the attack, appeared in court for the start of sentencing proceedings that are expected to last at least four days. That swift action won praise from experts and the Muslim community, as the country reeled from the massacre. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on Main Wellington, New Zealand.
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