Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction
Brenton Tarrant, the gunman responsible for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51 people, has lost his appeal to overturn his convictions and life sentence without parole. New Zealand's Court of Appeal dismissed his claims that prison conditions affected his mental state during his guilty plea, calling the arguments 'utterly devoid of merit'. The court upheld the original verdict, affirming that Tarrant's guilty pleas were made voluntarily and with no legal basis for appeal.
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Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction32 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSimon AtkinsonandKelly NgGetty ImagesTarrant, pictured here during a hearing in 2020, will continue serving a life sentence without paroleA white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques has lost his bid to overturn his convictions and sentence.Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence with no parole after admitting to the murders and trying to kill another 40 worshippers in the March 2019 attack in Christchurch.During a week-long hearing in February, Tarrant, now 35, argued he was incapable of making rational decisions at the time of his plea because of "torturous and inhumane" conditions in prison.
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