A file picture of Brenton Tarrant who is suspected of killing 51 people in two Christchurch mosques on March 15. (Reuters)An Australian man pleaded not guilty on Friday to 92 charges stemming from a massacre in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch three months ago and will stand trial in May next year. A lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons attacked Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island on March 15, killing 51 people in the country’s worst peace-time mass shooting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced tough new firearm laws banning semi-automatic weapons after the attack. The prosecution expected the trial would take around six weeks, although Mander said defence lawyers believed it could take considerably longer.

Source: The Telegraph June 14, 2019 20:48 UTC