Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
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"I was confident that there were no solid grounds for the appeal, and the decision today confirms that."
— Aya al-Umari , Activist
"He said he was suffering 'nervous exhaustion' by the time he entered his guilty pleas."
— Brenton Tarrant , Other
"Tarrant was an unreliable witness and his narrative should be treated with caution."
— Barnaby Hawes , Other
"torturous and inhumane"
— Brenton Tarrant , Other
"He was not suffering from a mental impairment or any other form of mental incapacity which rendered him unable to voluntarily change his pleas to guilty."
— Brenton Tarrant , Other
Key People
Aya al-Umari is an activist who lost her brother in the Christchurch mosque attack.
Barnaby Hawes is a crown lawyer involved in the Christchurch shooting case.
Brenton Tarrant is a white supremacist responsible for the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Jacinda Ardern is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand.
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White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant's attempt to appeal his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was dismissed by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which deemed his case 'utterly devoid of merit'.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was rejected by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, affirming his life imprisonment without parole.
Brenton Tarrant's attempt to overturn his conviction and sentence for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was denied by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which found his appeal 'utterly devoid of merit'.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to overturn his convictions for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was denied by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which found his case 'utterly devoid of merit'.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was dismissed by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, upholding his life imprisonment without parole.
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