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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

Christchurch shooting inquest delayed after bereaved families raise concerns evidence could be missed

An inquest into the Christchurch shootings has been postponed after lawyers for the bereaved said they did not have enough time to review evidence.
An inquest into the Christchurch shootings has been postponed after lawyers for the bereaved said they did not have enough time to review evidence. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

An inquest hearing into the deaths of 51 Muslims in a white supremacist terror attack on two Christchurch mosques has been postponed, after bereaved families and survivors raised “reasonable concerns” that vital evidence could be missed if it went ahead as scheduled, the coroner heading the inquiry says.

The inquiry will address questions not covered by previous investigations into the 15 March 2019 terrorist attack, in which an Australian gunman opened fire on worshipers during Friday prayers while livestreaming the massacre on Facebook.

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