Gunman in NZ mosque shooting spree files appeal

By Associated Press

Nov 09, 2022 12:13 am

WELLINGTON: The man who slaughtered 51 Muslim worshippers during the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's history is appealing his conviction and sentence.

New Zealand's Court of Appeal confirmed on Tuesday that gunman Brenton Tarrant had filed the appeal last week. A hearing date is yet to be set, it said.

COLDHEARTED Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, then 29, sits in the dock on the final day of his sentencing hearing at the Christchurch High Court in eastern New Zealand on Aug. 27, 2020. AP FILE PHOTO

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