New Zealand’s Christchurch Mosque Shooter Sentenced To Life Without Parole

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Victims and members of the public following the sentencing of Brenton Harrison Tarrant in Christchurch, New Zealand.





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White supremacist Brenton Tarrant is seen in court in Christchurch, New Zealand at his sentening Thursday. Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers.





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«It gave me relief to know that that person will never see the light of day, Ardern told Radio New Zealand after the sentencing. Addressing the country’s Muslim population, she acknowledged that «nothing will take the pain away, but hoped they «felt the arms of New Zealand around you through this whole process, and I hope you continue to feel that through all the days that follow.