![]() ![]() "You maimed wounded and crippled many others, your victims included the young and the old, men women and children. ![]() "You slaughtered unarmed and defenceless people," he said. He described how the gunman systematically and methodically shot his victims, including those who were already injured and crying out for help. ![]() Justice Mander again read a summary of the crimes carried out on 15 March, 2019, which occurred during Friday prayers at Al-Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre. He said the crimes were cowardly and cold-blooded and driven by a "warped and malignant ideology", which he said was "rooted in religious and ethnic antipathy and intolerance". WARNING: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Handing down the sentence in the Christchurch High Court on Thursday, Justice Cameron Mander said Tarrant had shown cruelty and callous indifference in carrying out his ideologically driven crimes. Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of terrorism in March this year. ![]()
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