WELLINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The Australian man arrested over New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre will face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court on Friday, police said. Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with one murder the day after the attack on two mosques in Christchurch on March 15 and was remanded without a plea. POOL New / Reuters Suspected white supremacist Brenton Tarrant will also face 39 attempted murder charges for the mass shootings in Christchurch. Fifty people were killed and dozens wounded as they attended Friday prayers by a lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons. Tarrant is due to appear in Christchurch’s High Court through a video link at 1000 local time (21000 GMT) on Friday.

Source: Huffington Post April 04, 2019 04:41 UTC