A New Zealand court has delivered a decisive blow to the appeal of Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist responsible for the 2019 mosque shootings in Christchurch that left 51 people dead. In a scathing verdict, judges have deemed Tarrant's appeal "utterly devoid of merit", effectively ending his bid to have his life sentence overturned. The ruling marks a significant victory for the victims and their families, who have been seeking justice and closure in the aftermath of the devastating attack. The court's decision is seen as a strong affirmation of the original verdict, which handed Tarrant a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
