Sentencing hearing for NZ mosques shooter resumes

(24 Aug 2020) ASSOCIATED PRESS Christchurch – 25 August 2020 1. Various of court exterior, police guarding 2. Various of police, people waiting outside court 3. Police with patrol dog outside court 4. Police on rooftop STORYLINE: The sentencing hearing for the white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques resumed in Christchurch on Tuesday. Families and survivors arrived at the Christchurch High Court for the second of a four-day sentencing hearing for the 29-year-old gunman, Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, amid heavy security. Tarrant pleaded guilty in March to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism, the first terrorism conviction in New Zealand's history. He could become the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, the toughest sentence available. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...