A policeman is on duty outside a court in Christchurch of New Zealand, on Aug. 24, 2020. (Photo by Zhu Qiping/Xinhua)
The gunman of the terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand in March last year was sentenced to life imprisonment, the High Court announced on Thursday.
The sentence came after three days of the final hearing of the case.
The 29-year-old Australian gunman, Brenton Harrison Tarrant, killed 51 people and injured 40 others, mostly worshippers, on March 15, 2019. He is being sentenced on 51 murder charges, 40 attempted murder charges and one terrorism charge.
A total of 91 victims or their families expressed grief, both mental and physical injures, and anger, at the hearing in the High Court in Christchurch starting on Monday.
