New Zealand Mosque Shootings

Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be described as a terrorist and always intended to admit to his crimes, his former lawyer says. The Australian man was sentenced to life without parole for terrorism, murder, and attempted murder after the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. Tarrant claims solitary confinement and harsh prison conditions made him mentally unfit to plead guilty. His former lawyers say they didn't believe his prison conditions affected his decisions. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal is considering his case. The judges will release their decision later.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In a near-empty courthouse, in front of almost no one, the ap…