Today Lauren Tarrant’s evidence - her statement to police and a brief written for the inquest - was read in court. Deputy Chief Coroner Windley said while Lauren Tarrant had provided the brief, she was unwilling to engage with the inquest process any further. Lauren Tarrant said her brother began playing first-person shooter video games when he was about 6 - and became “obsessed”. Terrorist Brenton Tarrant listens to Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh during his four-day sentencing in the High Court at Christchurch. “It never entered my thoughts he would take a step by himself and be a lone wolf.”Later Lauren Tarrant spoke to her brother about his plans.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 15, 2024 01:26 UTC