{"id":5678,"date":"2020-08-27T13:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T05:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2020-08-27T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T05:03:55","slug":"christchurch-mosque-shooter-sentenced-to-life-without-parole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5678","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MOSCOW, Aug&nbsp;27 &#8212; The Christchurch shooter who in 2019 killed 51 people in attacks on two New Zealand mosques, Brenton Tarrant, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, Russia&#8217;s Sputnik news agency reported according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the newspaper citing a court ruling, this was the first time in the country&#8217;s history that such a sentence was imposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 15, 2019, New Zealand was rocked by two mass shootings at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in the central city of Christchurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"Christchurch\" class=\"wp-image-5679\" width=\"465\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-174x100.jpg 174w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-350x201.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0-800x459.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ec8648fbf699b93cedfd876faf017ecf5f47232b30dc0.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tragedy left 51 people dead and 50 others wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attacker, then a 28-year-old Australia native, live-streamed the massacre on Facebook, and the video later appeared on other online platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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