The gunman of the Christchurch mosque attacks will finally be held to account in his sentencing hearing beginning in Christchurch on August 24 - nearly a year and a half after the massacre that killed 51 and injured dozens more. Talal and her family will be watching the sentencing via video link and her recorded victim impact statement will be played in the courtroom. “We all I think need a closure from all of us - the New Zealanders too. Whether it was affected families or everyone because it affected us all in one way or another.”Listen to the stories of four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks as they share their journeys through grief. The podcast Widows of Shuhada was written and produced by Lana Hart as an RNZ / Plains FM collaboration.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 17, 2020 02:15 UTC