The March 15 mosque shooting accused has put himself on an extreme minimal eating regime in jail and is also not washing. The Star has learned there is concern about his well-being, but prison authorities cannot force him to eat more. The Department of Corrections and his Auckland-based lawyer Shane Tait would not answer questions from The Star yesterday, citing privacy issues and the fact the accused is before the courts for the March 15 terror attacks. In a surprise move last week, Mr Tait withdrew an application to move the trial out of Christchurch. He had earlier applied to have the trial, set down for June next year, taken out of the city.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 09, 2019 22:19 UTC