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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Man who killed 51 in New Zealand mosque attacks loses bid to abandon his guilty pleas

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who shot to death 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, to abandon his guilty pleas.

The panel of three judges dismissed Brenton Tarrant’s claim that harsh prison conditions prompted his involuntary admission to the terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges he faced.

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