IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY
I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA
ŌTAUTAHI ROHE
CRI-2019-009-2468
[2020] NZHC 2192
[2020] NZHC 2192
THE QUEEN
v
BRENTON HARRISON TARRANT
Hearing: | 24-27 August 2020 |
Appearances: | M N Zarifeh, B Hawes and P Norman (K Grau and H Lafraie on behalf of the victims) for Crown Defendant in Person PHB Hall QC and C J Lange as Standby Counsel K H Cook as Amicus Curiae |
Judgment: | 27 August 2020 |
SENTENCING REMARKS OF MANDER J
[1]Brenton Harrison Tarrant, you are for sentence this morning for the murder of 51 people and for your attempt to murder 40 other individuals. You are also to be sentenced for engaging in a terrorist act on 15 March last year.
The facts
[2]On that Friday morning you travelled from Dunedin to this city to attack two Christchurch mosques with the purpose of killing as many of the attending worshippers as you could.
R v TARRANT [2020] NZHC 2192 [27 August 2020]