New Zealand court rejects mosque shooter’s appeal for conviction

Brenton Tarrant, the Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, has lost his appeal to overturn his conviction. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal ruled that Tarrant’s claims regarding his mental state and the conditions of his detention were without merit. The court found his guilty pleas to multiple charges, including murder and terrorism, were voluntary. Survivors and victims’ families expressed relief that a retrial would not occur.

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