Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant's sentencing hearing begins
The Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand last year is facing survivors of his attack as a sentencing hearing gets under way.Tarrant pleaded guilty in March and was convicted of 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and one charge of terrorism.The hearing will take place at the courthouse in Christchurch, the city where Tarrant carried out the attacks in March 2019.Covid-19 restrictions mean the main court room is relatively empty.
Tarrant, 29, from New South Wales, had previously denied the charges and was due to face trial in June, before reversing his plea. He now faces a minimum sentence of 17 years, but Justice Cameron Mander, the High Court judge presiding over the case, has the power to sentence him to a full life term with no parole - a sentence never before imposed in New Zealand.
Dr Tuyan told the BBC she had wavered about whether to write an impact statement to be read in front of Tarrant, worried that it might"fan his narcissism", but decided ultimately that she would. Hundreds of others will have to watch the proceedings on video feeds from other courtrooms in the city to allow for social distancing measures. The proceedings will not be shown live to the general public.
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