WELLINGTON, August 27 (Online): Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant on Thursday was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. This is the first time such a sentence has been handed down in the country. Tarrant admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act during the 2019 shooting rampage at two Christchurch mosques which he live streamed on Facebook. High Court Judge Cameron Mander said in Christchurch on Thursday that a finite term would not be sufficient. What was the purpose of the terrorist to attack mosques in New Zealand? Revealed “Your crimes, however, are so wicked that even if you are detained until you die it will not exhaust the requirements of punishment and denunciation,” said Mander in handing down the sentence. “As far as I can discern, you are empty of any empathy for your victims,” he said. Tarrant, dressed in grey prison clothes and surrounded by guards, did not react to the sentence. Prosecutors told the court earlier that Tarrant wanted to instill fear in those he described as invaders and that he carefully planned the attacks to cause maximum carnage. Tarrant, who represented himself during the hearings … Continue reading Christchurch mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole