Christchurch Mosque Shooter Appealing Conviction and Sentence
November 8, 2022
The Christchurch mosque gunman who killed 51 people in 2019 is appealing his conviction and sentence.
The Court of Appeal in Wellington this morning confirmed to the Herald that Brenton Tarrant has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
A Court of Appeal spokeswoman said that no hearing date has yet been scheduled.
In March 2020, Tarrant pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and a terrorism charge.
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.