Christchurch mosque attack defendant pleads not guilty 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks pleaded not guilty to multiple murder and terrorism charges Friday and was committed to stand trial next year. Appearing in Christchurch High Court via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison in Auckland, Brenton Tarrant sat silently as lawyer Shane Tait said his client pleaded “not guilty to all charges”. The court heard that mental health assessments had found Tarrant was fit to stand trial for the worst massacre in modern New Zealand history. “No issue arises regarding the defendant’s fitness to plead, to instruct counsel, and to stand his trial.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 14, 2019 01:30 UTC